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How do I make Windows spin down my external HDD before cutting power to it when I shutdown?
Whenever I shutdown my laptop, my external HDD make a loud "click" sound when the power is cut. Even if the hard drive is idle, it spins up for a few seconds before being forcibly turned off ...
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Why does Win 10 Pro consider a storage drive an app?
When I shut down or restart Windows 10 Pro it always pauses and lists one or two storage drives and says that the drive preventing shutdown. It's always the same one or two of my many storage drives ...
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Windows 10 Force Shut Down (Power Off/On), Data Corruption Possible?
Earlier today someone in my house reset the power by flipping the power switches for the entire house on and off really fast. This resulted in my computer forcibly being shutdown. Since then I have ...
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Windows 10 - Slow shutdown and restart / how to read Windows Performance Analyzer results
In trying to revive an old laptop (Asus N56VZ) so my brother can use it for school, I installed an SSD where the HDD used to be, to speed it up. True enough, the general speed of the laptop increased ...
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What's the Proper Way to Shutdown / Restart a laptop, if it is not responding?
I came across a program that is not responding, and I don't know how to restart the laptop properly.
If you're thinking that I should long press the power button to turn off the computer, no! Yes, it ...
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Windows 10 100% disk usage on startup and whenever opening Windows/Microsoft Native Apps
Since earlier this week, my laptop becomes unresponsive when logging into windows. Disk C: is always at 100%. Windows will only be usable and lag free after around 15 mins. Open Resource Monitor shows ...
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