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Tablet Keeps Shutting Down

This has been going on for a couple of weeks.. I have this Windows 8.1 tablet, (32 bit Intel processor, 2G RAM, 64G disk with 720MB free space). It shuts down soon after boot up. As I power up, after ...
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Trying to use net use and shutdown.exe command ERROR

Have three computers all part of the same workgroup so no domain. Two computers running Windows 8.1 Pro and the third computer is running Windows 10 Pro. I'm executing a batch file from one of the two ...
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Windows 8.1 x64 random shutdowns after pc case change

sadly we have another problem - changed the pc case and computer started to shutdown randomly. Hardware/Software specs: CPU: s.2011 Intel [email protected] with CNPS10X cooler, constant 52 to 54°C under ...
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How to disable "Update and shutdown" and restore plain "Shutdown"

My Windows 8.1 - Basic Edition PC forces me to update when I try to shut it down every day and I go along with it. When turning it back on, It'll update for like 5 minutes and then say something like, ...
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Shutdown doesn't fully turn the PC off

I have a desktop PC running Windows 8.1 with a 3570K, Asus P8Z77-V LE Plus motherboard, 4GB x 2 RAM, and a GTX 760 graphics card. After I tell the PC to shutdown, it will show "shutting down", the ...
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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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Windows (8.1) API call for control-alt-shift+cancel from shutdown screen?

Explorer.exe crashed out on me without bringing the system entirely to its knees. This is not the first time this has happened. Basically I lose the Start Bar + taskbar + systray + desktop icons and ...
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How do I detect when a PC has been completely shut down?

I am able to shut down a remote computer via shutdown /s /m \\\MachineName; and cut that remote computer's power supply (think power switch with IP featuring TelNet communication). I want to execute ...
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Shutdown PC in the LAN

Good day A little background to tell that I have no malicious intents with my question: I am about automatizing my home and make good progress: several dozens of devices can be switched on and off ...
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How to Replace Shutdown command with Switch User+Monitor off

When I click on shutdown on start menu, I want my Windows 8.1 computer to do: 1- Switch User (As long as lock keeps computer going on with normal power, while executables are running, it's also ...
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Notebook with SSD: Added a HDD and now hibernation and shutdown are slow

I have an Asus N56VZ notebook. It have a 1 TiB SSD on which I installed windows 8.1. I used this configuration for about 2 years. Yesterday I added a 2 TiB HDD and now the hibernate is very slow and ...
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My PC has started shutting down on its own

In the past month I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to W10. It all went well but now my PC has been shutting down on it's own. In my honest opinion, it can't be hardware since it has been happening since ...
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Windows 8.1 shutdown does not work for log-off

I am experiencing the following issue on my Windows 8.1 laptop. When I go to cmd and type shutdown -s -t 60 then it works fine and message about planned shutdown is displayed. However, if I type ...
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Why are there so many unexpected shutdowns in the event log?

I was looking through my shutdown history in the event log today when I noticed that there was an "Unexpected Shutdown" (event ID 6008) logged way more often than I can ever recall there being ...
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I can't seem to access bios to enable turbo boost in my Windows 8.1 laptop

As I have addressed in the title, I’m unable to access BIOS in my Windows 8.1 (pro) 64-bit version so that I can't turn on turbo boost. The windows is too fast at start up, I can’t even see any key ...
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