Questions tagged [shutdown]
Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off
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Google Drive (googlesyncdrive) preventing PC from shutting down or hibernating
Everytime I try to shutdown or hibernate the PC I have this nag screen that comes up telling me that Google Drive is shutting down and the system is waiting for it. The problem is that the system can ...
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Run script before other units stop on shutdown
I need to run a script before a set of other services on my machine stop when shutting the machine down. (In my case, terminating an EC2 instance.)
I have tried variations on the answer in this ...
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Why do I lose my cookies when Internet Explorer is not shut down correctly?
I'm using Internet Explorer 9 in a "normal" way, i.e. not doing InPrivate browsing, not having it configured to delete cookies on exit etc.
If Internet Explorer is open when my computer shuts down ...
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Is "shutdown /p" the most aggressive "turn off the computer instantly" command for Windows 10?
I'm implementing a security mechanism which basically is supposed to "cut the power" to my computer after a certain time of inactivity. After lots of reading and testing, I've come to the ...
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Autorun zerofree on boot (or on shutdown)
I have a virtualbox vitual server that keeps growing. To keep its virtual disk small I'm manually shrinking it using VBoxManage modifyhd disk.vdi compart after zeroing unused space on the disk using ...
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Computer restarts when turning monitors off and on
I usually leave my computer on overnight, I just turn off my two monitors which are daisy-chained. A month ago I noticed that the Computer would turn off / restart overnight. When I turned on the ...
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Windows 7 power button reverts from “sleep” to “shut down” after re-boot
I want the power button on my Windows 7 desktop to put the system to sleep. I can instruct Windows 7 to do this via the Control Panel, and this works, but every time I re-boot, the setting reverts ...
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How to shutdown macOS / mac OSX from Network UPS Tools client - NUT
I’m looking for help in shutting down my iMac on detecting a power failure while running from a UPS.
My setup is an APC SMT750i UPS, powering two Synology NASs, and iMac plus the network kit (router, ...
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Laptop restarted by itself
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MSI GS63 7RD (few months old)
Windows 10 v1709
At the time the laptop was connected to 4 external displays (2 of them displaylink)
I left my computer awake on the lock screen. It is ...
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PC sometimes shuts down in sleep
My desktop PC is running Windows 10 64bit. Instead of shutting it down, I'm putting the machine to sleep. In the past 4 years I've never had any issues with that since the PC is powered from a UPS and ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad W530 intermittent shutdowns
My laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad W530) has been experiencing intermittent shutdowns, starting a couple of months ago.
These shutdowns (and sometimes freezes - which eventually shut down the laptop) ...
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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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Windows 10 won't shutdown
I upgraded to Windows 10 a month ago, and since then I have not been able to shutdown(or restart) my computer other than holding the power button.
Choosing Shutdown or restart from the menu does ...
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Why does the computer not shut down when "Deep sleep" is enabled?
I have a custom-built computer based on an ASRock motherboard, and both Linux Mint 17.2 and Windows 10 installed.
When I shut down the computer, from either OS, the USB devices remain on. I'd rather ...
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Desktop remains on, display quits working, loud "skipping" noise follows
For the past 2-3 days, strange things have been going on with my desktop and its interaction with the monitor. While playing a game, my monitor went black as if my computer had been shut off. However, ...
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