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    I believe shutdown /s /t 0 is sufficient... no need to use force Commented Aug 1, 2014 at 17:06
  • @Matt I tried shutdown /s /t 0. This doesn't work. This is despite me disabling fast boot prior to that. I can only mount that NTFS partition RO. Commented Dec 30, 2014 at 4:24
  • @root shutdown /f /s /t 0 doesn't work either. Something must have changed in either Ubuntu 14.04 or Windows 8.1 since this answer was posted. Commented Dec 30, 2014 at 4:30
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    @BillTheApe I continue to use this technique on Arch Linux which is a rolling release. I humbly suggest that your problem lies elsewhere Commented Dec 30, 2014 at 16:06
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    @Matt You were right. The problem indeed lied elsewhere: disabling fast startup + shutdown /f /s /t 0 was sufficient for Windows 7. It is no longer sufficient for Windows 8.1. In addition to what's required for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 requires one more step: powercfg /h off Commented Dec 31, 2014 at 0:27