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How to know when a network computer is shut down
I have on my LAN a specialized computer running a program, and I need to know when (because I know it is happening) it shuts down.
By shutting down I don't mean a clean shutdown, I mean when the ...
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Getting Error on shutdown and need to press ok to shutdown
I get an error box on shutdown.
PS! I reinstalled Windows 2 days ago, it doesn't affect.
My list of programs, striped out, what are most likely not the cause:
Also, in event log I found the most ...
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Computer lost power, and restarted with all the programs open
I had a power outage recently while I had a few programs open. When I turned it back on, all the programs were still open. It was an actual power loss, and I don't have hibernate enabled on the ...
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Why is new Win 10 install restarting slow, but booting fast after shutdown?
I have a desktop hp 6200. With Win7 pro everything functions as it should. With win10 pro, if I restart the PC, I never see the hp splash screen and cannot access the bios. After ~2.5 minutes win10 ...
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Specify the order in which programs stop on Windows Shutdown
I have a set of x programs. On a Windows Shutdown, I need one of the programs to always shut down reliably after another. Is there a way to decide or ensure the order in which programs shut down?
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How to shutdown the computer when a specific application is closed in Windows 10?
I am using Windows 10 64 bit. I have an application running and when it is done doing what it does, it closes.
Is there a way to shutdown my computer automatically when that program closes?
I did ...
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Windows 10 Does not Shutdown Correctly
I have a problem with my Windows 10 machine
When ever I try to Shutdown my laptop it looks like it did
but my Hardware is still Active.
The Light are On and if you listen carefully you will hear the ...
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How to automatically run chkdsk on startup after forceful shutdown/powerloss
How can I (in Windows 10) run checkdisk (chkdsk /f) automatically on boot after a forceful shutdown/powerloss.
My Purpose:
Forceful shutdown/powerloss are the one (and mostly only?) reason I know ...
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Disabling pagefile (Windows 8.1) causes system crash on boot
Actually... it's way worse than a simple crash - it's more like the machine suddenly loses all power and is shut down forcibly. I get not further than the boot logo and the machine just kinda dies.
I ...
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My PC gets stuck while sleeping, on Windows 8.1
While installing Windows updates, I pressed the power button (set to do sleep), but my PC got stuck and I was forced to force shutdown by holding down the power button.
Since then I cannot use sleep; ...
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Windows Shutdown Times (hour-minute), how can I know - Is there any small batch file or something similiar for this?
I used to learn the Windows Shutdown times from event viewer - however in windows 8.1 as you may be aware there is no full shutdown. So I can not view the system shutdown time. But I do not want to ...
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How can I trigger all running non-Windows processes to close?
In Windows, when you choose the Log Off power command, sometimes it will hang on a process and let you cancel logging off. It then takes you back to your desktop, where all processes other than the ...
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Hibernate and Sleep shutdown the PC instead of Hibernating and Sleeping - I lose my session and programs
For some reason my HP desktop computer whenever it hibernates or sleeps, it is like it shuts down, I lose all my open programs... it is very annoying. Some say I should update the display drivers, ...
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Application Error in Explorer.exe on shutdown
Sometimes when I shut down Windows 8.1 I get the following error message:
explorer.exe - Application Error
The instruction at memory address referenced memory at memory address. The memory ...
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Disable Shutdown Event Tracker from Command Line
How can I disable the windows shutdown event tracker from the command line? I've seen that I can disable it by editing the registry, but I am hoping there is another way.
Thank you!
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Weird behavior on reboot and shut down
Ever since I bought my new machine I have this really weird behavior on reboot and shut down:
When I invoke a shut down, the system will shut down just fine, but the hardware stays on. I have to hold ...
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Windows 8 remote shutdown
I have two PC with Windows 8 with the same account name, same group, and with no password
to manage them.
I can access, for example, from one PC to another without problem
to manage remote files and ...
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Why does single user Windows XP machine say "Other users are logged in" at shutdown?
My mother runs Windows XP on her computer. Apparently randomly, on shutdown the machine will report that other users are logged on and proceeding may cause them to lose data. As a non-expert, this ...
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Can Googleupdate.exe cause delays when shutting down in Windows?
I have a computer running Windows XP which hangs in "windows is shutting down" for around two minutes. After running the Event Viewer, I've discovered that during this time, an error is recorded as a ...
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Shutdown /a doesn't work... error
I had a bat file with shutdown -a for when I accidentally shut down pc bit it gave me this error when I had the chance to use it (i.e. after shutdown had been triggered):
But it works fine when it ...
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Windows does not shut down
I have shutdown problem in my desktop system.
I have a Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, Windows XP SP2.
I suspect that the problem might be due to virus so I have updated the virus definitions (Microsoft ...
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Sudden Shut down
My system has been experiencing unexpected shutdowns. I can't find any errors in my OS, and i have the same issues with Ubuntu. On occasion the system itself is running and the monitor shuts itself ...
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Any ramifications to disabling ClearPageFile
I am runing a Dell XPS 15z with a quad core I7, 8gb ram, 7200rpm hdd, windows 7 ultimate. My laptop was taking around 3 minutes to shut down, which seemed far too high to me. I did a bit of ...
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Windows 8 restart/shutdown gracefully
How do I restart/shutdown windows 8 gracefully?
Currently, when I restart it waits 5 sec, then kill everything, regarding nothing. I would like to do a graceful shutdown, such that when app requires a ...
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Remotely Force Immediate Windows Reboot or Shutdown, without removing AC/DC?
There are rare occasions when I'm not sitting at the PC, and the Windows power system commands are just not going to work for me. I need to programmatically force Windows to stop immediately, ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad U410 Won't Shut Down
When I try to Shut Down through Windows it just logs off but stays on. It will shut down (instantly) if I hold the power off button. Restart works fine, it just won't shut down.
Lenovo IdeaPad U410
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