Questions tagged [shutdown]
Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off
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Task Scheduler has been set to lock computer after logon. how to disable this? as the computer instantly locks after logon
I created a task schedule following this How to LOCK computer after 'x' amount of time right after log on
to lock on logon. but i didnt put a delay. now i cant login at all, as the computer ...
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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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PRevent Windows 10 Shutdown as long as process is still running
I habe a Windows 10 host system that runs a VMWare Workstation virtual machine. I would like to prevent shutdown or logoff on that host system as long as the VM is still running, preferrably ...
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Linux shuts down my pc's lan port so I am unable to use wakeonlan, works with windows
I got the Asus mini pc pn51-s1 with the 5700u cpu. https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/mini-pcs/pn-series/mini-pc-pn51-s1/techspec/
I turned on the bios function wake on pcie card which allows me ...
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Task scheduler: On Shutdown? [duplicate]
In the Windows Task Scheduler, there is a trigger called "On startup". However, I'm looking for "On shutdown", but can't find it. Can you help me make a custom trigger equal in ...
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Make power-button force shutdown
I want my PC power-button to shut down Windows immediately. But what it actually does it prompt for action if there are e.g. unsaved changes.
How can I force the power button to shut down immediately?
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How to distinguish shutdown from reboot
Following this answer I'm using a batch file to copy some files from my C: drive to another drive on shutdown. Due to the amount of the files this may take up to a few minutes. This is not a problem ...
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Once the shutdown button is pressed on windows and it displays shutting down screen, is it possible to cancel the shutdown?
Once the Shutdown button is pressed (mistakenly or intentionally) on Windows (10/11), it displays text "Shutting Down" with circle(s) spinning animation. At this stage, pressing most ...
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PC shutdown suddenly and idk the cause
I have a desktop PC I bought 10 years ago and I use it as a "server", so it's always on.
It started to suddenly shutdown few months ago, after few days or weeks being on (last time I powered ...
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Why did my Windows 10 PC shut down (automatically), saying that the battery is low when it showed 72% just seconds before?
Recently, at least twice, my Windows 10 PC shut down automatically, saying that the battery had drained. But it wasn't even a minute before I saw it when it was 72%. I opened a few apps, a heavy code ...
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How to remove shutdown option in start menu but leave it on when selecting CTRL + ALT + DEL
I would like to hide/remove the shutdown option from the start menu but leave it available on CTRL + ALT + DEL.
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PC starts immediately after shutting down
recently my PC starts up again immediately after I shut it down or put it to sleep. This has been happening since I set up Wake on LAN. I'm convinced it's the LAN connection but I don't know how to ...
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Desktop PC restarts continuously after shutdown
My win10 desktop pc runs fine, when I can get to the OS. When I shut down the pc, it immediately restarts, and I'm assuming fails POST, because the nothing appears on screen. Then it shuts off and ...
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Laptop goes to hibernation after 15 minutes of inactivity while plugged in
I have the a laptop, which is running on Windows 10 (22H2) (OS Build: 19045.2546) and I have been facing hibernation issue every 15-20 minutes when left idle, since today morning. This happens when ...
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Windows shutdown not working after cloning disk
I have a recurring issue that prevents windows from being shut down, when the partition is cloned or migrated to another disk.
In this situation, clicking on shut down from start menu causes Windows ...
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