Windows 10 Won't Shut Down

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Dolby

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Apparently, this is a feature and 'effects' both my home PC and work laptop. But it feels like the worst thing introduced to computing in the last decade, as it feels my PC never starts from a clean slate if there is an issue.

Anyone got a way around this at all ?
 
On certain hardware for some odd reason Fast Startup causes a PC/Laptop to reboot instead of Shut Down.

Had this issue with a few Acer Laptops and not even Bios updates fixed it.
 
Turned it off ... still does it :(

So if I on restart, it opens Excel / Paint / etc and all programs that were running before.
 
That sounds like your power button is mapped to Sleep, not power off. Try a hard shutdown (hold power button down for around four seconds until all the lights die). That should do the trick.
 
absynth said:
On certain hardware for some odd reason Fast Startup causes a PC/Laptop to reboot instead of Shut Down.

Had this issue with a few Acer Laptops and not even Bios updates fixed it.
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I always assumed it was my Asus motherboard.
 
If Windows 10 gets unresponsive - as in unable to click on Start - I just use a Full Windows Shutdown shortcut I have placed on the desktop, using the following command properties:

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Has come in quite useful on a number of occasions when the Taskbar stops responding to mouse-clicks and you can't use the conventional Power options to shut down.

:whistle:
 
Afaik if you choose restart within windows it does a proper shutdown and startup.

Ivan Leon said:
If Windows 10 gets unresponsive - as in unable to click on Start - I just use a Full Windows Shutdown shortcut I have placed on the desktop, using the following command properties:

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Has come in quite useful on a number of occasions when the Taskbar stops responding to mouse-clicks and you can't use the conventional Power options to shut down.

:whistle:
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Make a batch file with: "Shutdown -f -s -t 0"
 
Its purely because you machine hasn't mined enough crypto for the current session...
 
ToxicBunny said:
Its purely because you machine hasn't mined enough crypto for the current session...
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There was no cryptomining in Windows 95 when Microsoft invented this feature (abandoned later). It is just plain stupidity, wrong business attitude and complete arrogancy.

Didn't 'Telemetry' pick it up?
Of course, as 'Telemetry' is made for spyware and crypto currency mining.
 
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