Timeline for Why does Windows hang (until I press and hold the power button) after issuing a software shut down/restart?
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| Jun 14, 2013 at 22:19 | comment | added | 0xFE | I actually had this entry in my registry and it was set to 0, but I switched it to 1, rebooted and then shut down again and it didn't seem to have any effect unfortunately. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 13:50 | comment | added | harrymc | In Windows 7 this entry doesn't exist in the registry, so I don't understand how you could have found it in your registry, unless you installed some old product that added it in. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 13:01 | comment | added | Nathan Kerr | While i do admit that the solution sounds unlikely, it is worth a try. The system in my situation was Windows 7 Pro x86 | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 8:23 | comment | added | harrymc | Microsoft says here about PowerdownAfterShutdown : "Windows 2000 does not use this entry. The entry remains in the registry to support programs designed for Windows NT 4.0 and earlier". This is old. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 6:25 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jun 14, 2013 at 6:08 | history | answered | Nathan Kerr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |