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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
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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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