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Shortcut to shutdown or restart Windows 10 or 11 in less than three keystrokes
On Windows XP we had Win , U + U
On Windows 7 we had Win , Right cursor + Enter
I never had Windows 8, so I am not sure what the shortcut is/was.
There is Alt+F4 and then Enter, but this only ...
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How to remove shutdown option in start menu of Windows 10
I have a PC that should always be on. I recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. In Windows 7 I changed the default action of the power button in the start menu to log off from my machine so ...
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Implement a Shutdown Confirmation?
How do I configure Windows 10 so that it displays a confirmation dialog every time I press the Shut down button?
Sometimes I would shutdown my computer accidentally, as the sleep button is just ...
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Windows 10 keeps restarting my PC after shutdown
I installed Windows 10 after an upgrade to Windows 8, however I find that it restarts my PC within 30 minutes of shutting it down.
I switched off scheduled updates but it still happens, quite freaky ...
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Win10 does not shut down, shutdown.exe not working
So for a few days I can't shut down Win10 anymore. I've searched around quite a lot but haven't found a solution that works, so posting here as my last resort:
The shutdown button on the win10 menu ...
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Windows 10 shuts down after being in sleep mode overnight
After my computer being to sleep mode over a long time ( 3 or 4 hours ) it shutdown automatically, I have not had this problem when putting my computer in sleep mode during the day and then waking it.
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Stop windows 10 from reminding my open programs after shutdown
For a while now my pc keeps reminding the programs I had open after a shut down.
I found some messy ways to solve this but its just extra work for something that should be very simple.
For example ...
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Skype prevents computer from shutdown
Skype is preventing the computer from shutting down. This error dialog appears on the shutdown screen (the one where you can only take pictures of the screen) and without user interaction, leads back ...
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Computer restarts when I don't turn off the monitors before clicking shutdown (No system error)
For quite a while now my Computer keeps restarting when I shut it down. The only way it doesn`t turn on again is to either click the shut down button and then extremly fast turn off the monitor, or ...
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The instruction at referenced memory could not be written
I recently upgraded to windows 10, and when I turn off or restart the computer, I get this message :
explorer.exe - Application Error : The instruction at 0x0000000180001610 referenced memory at ...
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Windows 10 Enterprise N fakes shutdown and then returns to login prompt with flight mode enabled
I first noticed this problem a couple of days ago when I arrived at work to find my PC booted with flight mode enabled.
I initiated a shutdown yesterday only to find that my PC's screen went black ...
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Windows 10 shutting down after a few minutes sleeping
Recently I reinstalled windows 10 on my Asus K46CB from scratch and for some reason, every time i put it to sleep it turns itself off after a few hours. It just happens if i leave it sleeping without ...
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Windows incompletely shuts down after heavy use
My HP Pavilion 15 Laptop (came with Windows 8 and upgraded to 8.1 and now on Insider Preview) has a Shutdown problem.
It'll shutdown completely without any issue if it used for a short while. But ...
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Windows 10 stuck at restarting screen after successfully upgraded from v1511 to v1607
After I successfully upgraded from Windows 10 v1511 to v1607, aka Anniversary update, my system gets stuck at the restarting screen whenever I want to restart my system. Always.
Turning my computer ...
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How to modify what happens when windows 10 Shutsdown
I want to run a script that reboots the computer when the shutdown button is clicked on Windows 10 . I have tried this solution https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12434863/executing-a-batch-script-on-...
