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Scheduled task Windows shutdown - Will this run if Windows Update is busy?
The company would like all employee PCs to be automatically shut down via a Scheduled Task which automatically runs each evening. I have set up a task to run:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s
at e....
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Will available Win10 updates occur when power button is pressed?
In Control Panel > Power Options > System Settings I set the power button to cause a shut down when pressed:
Will this allow an update to automatically take place when powered on again if an ...
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Windows 10 doesn't shut down or update
I have had a frustrating and a little bit scary problem with my Windows 10 pc for almost a month now. When I try to turn off the computer, it starts closing and the screens go black. But immediately ...
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Will Windows 10 Wake/Turn on to install/download updates when in shutdown
If you shutdown your PC will windows 10 wake or turn on to install updates that were already downloaded previously? As well as turn on to download and install new updates?
Second, how do you turn ...
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Encrypted Windows10 starts decrypted when it is rebooted after a system update
I am running fedora and windows 10 in dual boot, both oft which are encrypted separately.
Whenever windows 10 updates, while shutting down, the next time I boot up in windows I don't need to enter the ...
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Why does Windows 10 "Update and shut down" not complete the update?
I'm curious if there is any technical or user experience design reason for this phenomenon I'm experiencing:
Whenever I select "Update and shut down", the machine will update for a while and then shut ...
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After the latest Win8.1x64 Updates, my system got stuck restarting or shutting down..
When I installed the last Windows update, all seemed fine except it got stuck doing the restart. I waited about 5 minutes then used the power button.
Startup was normal.
But then when I told it ...
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Spurious "install update" shield on my shutdown tab
Every now and then (and right now) I have that "install update shield" appearing on my shutdown tab, but when I go to shut down, it just shuts down as per normal, no updates installed. Then upon ...
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Vista shutdown hung after 200 updates
I've recently reinstalled Vista with SP2 on an old laptop to try resolve numerous issues for a friend.
Afterwards I installed all the drivers from the manufactures websites with no problems.
I ...
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Windows 7 seeing perpetual "Shutdown to update"
For about a week I've been seeing the yellow shield with an exclamation point on my shutdown button. I shutdown but no updates are applied and shortly afterward the yellow shield appears again. I see ...
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Laptop Power Button Won't Shut Down Stuck Installing Windows Updates
I have a Toshiba Tecra R950 laptop with Windows 7 64 bit. Last night it seemed stuck on the installing updates screen while shutting down. I let it run all night and it is still stuck. So I decided to ...
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How to make Windows get updates, reboot _and_ shutdown?
When using Windows' "install updates and shut down", the next boot (usually in the morning when one actually wants to start working) is rather tedious due to unfinished business. The alternative is ...
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How to set Windows Update to download, install updates then shut down?
For a Windows 8.1 VM that is used only sporadically, I want to have the ability to select updates to install, then instruct the system to install those updates and once done shut down.
Windows Update ...
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How to schedule a shutdown after finishing Windows updates without having to use command-line? [duplicate]
This is pretty much a repeat of the question from social.technet.microsoft.com: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/31679156-ca8c-4cda-8965-b860267b7496/auto-shutdown-pc-after-...
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Make windows 8 install updates when shutting down without disabling fast boot
TL;DR: Scroll to the bottom bolded part
When logging in to my Windows 8 PC, there's a yellow message like this:
Windows Update
Your PC will restart in 2 days to finish installing security updates.
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Unable to shutdown windows 8
I have a problem. Since last weekend when some updates where done (and didn't finish successfully) I'm unable to shutdown my OS. Whenever I try to reboot, shutdown or hibernate, I get a blackscreen (...
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Windows update stuck, no error code, no time out...
Fresh install of Windows7, i think the only things installed so far are the nvidia drivers, windows essential AV, and some other device drivers such as wifi.
There are tons of updates. it downloads ...
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Power shut off in the middle of an update
I accidentally shutdown my PC in the middle of downloading SP1 from the Windows Update. After I booted my PC and tried to re-download SP1 again, it wasn't there. I tried looking for SP1 As an already-...
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Windows 7 always shows me an exclamation mark on the shutdown button
I have a Windows 7 Brazilian Portuguese box, but from the beginning of the year it always shows me an exclamation mark on the shutdown button, even if there are no updates.
I think I need to ...
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How to configure Windows 8 me to ask when I want update to be run?
Maybe it is Murphy's law that whenever I need to shutdown my laptop and leave as soon as possible (to catch a bus or something:) ) Windows always starts updating and it takes ages. It is very annoying ...
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Windows Vista shutting down while configuring updates
Im currently working on a PC (running Windows Vista) that keeps shutting down while configuring 3/3 updates after logon (Configuring 3/3 updates, 0%.), but then after a couple of seconds, the computer ...
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How to get "Update and Shutdown" instead of "Update and Restart" on Windows 8
After installing updates which require a reboot, the Windows 8 Power button shows "Update and Restart". What I really want is "Update and Shutdown". How can I get this option to ...
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Why are Windows 8 updates on startup? [closed]
I did a big step from Windows XP to Windows 8 recently. so maybe this question is for windows 7 too?
In Windows XP, Windows installs updates at shutdowm. But in Windows 8, Windows installs updates on ...
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Shutdown Windows 7 without installing updates
Windows XP provided an option to shutdown the computer without installing any Windows updates. This convenient, time-saving option seems to be missing in Windows 7. Is it possible to shutdown Windows ...
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Cannot boot my system, stuck at Windows 7 updates
I have a HP ProBook 4520s, I have installed Windows 7. I updated it from internet and on system shutdown, it said,
Please do no power off or unplug you machine , Installing update 36 of 47.
And ...
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How can I install updates and shut down from the command line?
I know that there is a simple way to shutdown the computer in command prompt, but is it possible to do system updates and then shutdown the computer in command prompt?
For example, when Vista needs ...
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Windows 7 Shutdown Delay
I am experiencing an issue with Windows 7 Professional. The computer experiences some issues randomly (internet connectivity, slows down, etc). At this point I will try to shutdown the computer, ...
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How can I add the option to install updates and restart in Windows 7?
I can't believe this has not been asked, but I couldn't find the question...
When Windows downloads updates I get the option on the shut down menu to:
Install updates and shutdown
Shutdown
Restart
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How to shut down the computer without the update on Windows 7?
Sometimes when my Win 7 machine has programs that crashed, maybe Firefox, or IE, I would like to shut down the computer without installing any Windows update. That's because I worry that if IE or ...
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What update was released to Windows XP SP3 this week that would take 15 minutes to install?
I've been very happy with my Windows XP SP3 box, but right now it is shutting down, and has been for 15 minutes, pausing while "Installing update 1 of 1..", this then changes to "Do not turn off or ...
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Windows 7 is shutting down unexpectedly, according to the logs
Here's a message from my eventvwr EventLog (Windows Logs > System):
The previous system shutdown at 11:51:15 AM on 7/29/2009 was unexpected.
This is funny because I was wondering why the system ...
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