Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off
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Difference between software initiated shutdown and using the power button?
It's possible to shut down Windows by software, i.e. by clicking somewhere (Start button/Shutdown), or by using tools like shutdown.exe etc.
It's as well possible to shut down Windows by pressing the ...
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Windows 8 : how to enable “net rpc shutdown”
I'm a students and have a few servers/clients at home. One of those computers is running on Windows 8.
On this network, I have an embedded system on Debian that I use for vpn and smb purposes. I has ...
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scheduled task shutdown on XP
I'm attempting to use a scheduled task to shut down my win XP PC. I get the error: Task Scheduler Error 0x80070005: Access is denied. I'm logged in with administrative privileges but am unsure why the ...
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Power button of my laptop keeps on blinking even if the laptop is requested to shut down
I have problem that when I try to shut down my laptop it goes in a normal fashion of shut down with everything well but the power button along with fan keeps on running.
One of my seniors suggested ...
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Looking for a motherboard or some hardware with built in shutdown/startup scheldule capability
i'm looking to build a computer that will automatically shutdown/startup based on a schedule. I know there are some software options but i cant trust those to keep it running 24/7. I also know that ...
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how to automate pc shutdown & power off?
How could I automate the nightly shutdown and power off of my computer at the mains. That is aiming to use zero electricity during the night.
Requirements
Can configure time you want shutdown ...
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Windows 8: Settings in Charms bar Sub-menu doesn't show up
It started happening a few days back. When I tap on the settings menu, it doesn't show up the sub-menu where options for Shutdown/Network etc are available. This is weird.
So, now I can't shutdown my ...
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how disable resume hard disk from Sleep on Shut Down
I'm using Windows 7 , I set my drive to sleep after 10 minutes and it works but, when I shut down windows my hard drive resume from sleep. Why? It shouldn't keep hard drive sleep and shut down the PC ...
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In Windows, when does a shutdown protect the data?
I have a Windows 7 computer and I am doing some tests: instead of shutting down it properly through the menu shutdown command I switch off the power supply. At the next boot Windows shows the message:
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misterious collapse of Fedora 18 on a dual system
I've recently (about a month ago) installed Windows 7 and Fedora 18 as a dual system on my Dell Vostro laptop, and everything went well until my Fedora started shutting down out of a sudden, just like ...
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detecting if a Windows shutdown command has been issued
Is it possible to detect if the shutdown command has been issued (through the start menu by the user, or any other program running on the computer or having remote access to the computer), then cancel ...
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ask for password when wanting to reboot or shutdown
I want my PC to ask me for a password when it tries to reboot or restart. My friend thought it was funny to use remote control on teamviewer to restart my PC, and knowing him, hes definitely going to ...
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Does shutdown/reboot need root privileges under Linux? [closed]
Why do I need to be root to shutdown/reboot my computer from the terminal? Doing so via the GUI menu doesn't require root privileges.
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Shutdown Debian from php script
I am trying to shutdown my RaspberryPi running Raspbian from a php script running on lighttpd webserver.
shell_exec("sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now 2>&1");
I added lighttpd ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ...
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Acer Aspire 5755g randomly shuts down when moving the machine
I have an Acer Aspire 5755g that will sit and run fine on my desk but whenever I try to lift my laptop to another location it will randomly shut down.
It is not overheating because I can turn it back ...
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Running Script on Shutdown using Windows 8
Good morning
Is there any way to execute a Batch- or PowerShell-Script on shutdown using Windows 8 without disabling FastBoot?
I know you can add a script using "gpedit.msc", but i found that ...
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Apple script/app to give me a reminder when I shut down
I have two network drives which I leave running for backups - they are a bit sensitive to being simply powered off - I need to log in to the drive and tell it to shut down first. Sometimes I shut down ...
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Wifi won't work and computer won't shutdown
I play Sims 3and recently, when I save and close, (Happens even when I don't play Sims 3) Recently, my Wi-Fi just disconnects from my router, and the computer won't let me reset the wi-fi adaptor by ...
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Fast Startup disables shutdown
When fast startup option is enabled and I try to shutdown/hibernate,only I am logged out and I am shown the user account login screen. Shutdown works fine when the option is off. Also the
shutdown 0
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How to shut down windows closing applications automatically, but having the chance to save unsaved changes
When I shut down my PC I usually have roughly 50 application instances open with unsaved pending changes, and roughly 100-150 that can be closed immediately.
Before Windows 8 shutting down the PC ...
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Windows 7 - How to run a script at shutdown but not at logoff
I was wondering if anyone knows how to configure a Windows 7 x64 Enterprise install that is on a domain to run a script if the user attempts to shutdown the computer - but I dont want the script to ...
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My PC never turns off
My PC is a custom build, and since I've had it - it won't turn off, unless you use the plug.
When I click Shutdown on my Windows 7 PC, the operation is successful - the PC shuts down as expected. ...
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Add a button to windows shutdown?: shutdown, hibernate, logoff, and “something”
In the windows menu there are some default actions, each one corresponding with a batch command.
shutdown /s /t 0
shutdown /h /t 0
shutdown /r /t 0
Is there a way to add a new button to that list, ...
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Does Windows 8 really shutdown? [duplicate]
I have Windows 8 Pro installed on a laptop and i use it for hours at a time, like in 8 - 10 hour periods before shutting down or restarting. I'm as usual impressed with the incredible startup speed ...
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Windows : How to detect if computer was shut down remotely?
A computer in domain is randomly shut down by someone (he was caught once)!
He uses shutdown /s /f /t 0 /m \\computername in windows command line to accomplish this.
After the incident some ...
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Multimedia keyboard not working after power loss
I have a PS/2 multimedia keyboard and everytime my computer shutsdown unexpectedly (i.e power failure) my keyboard turns on numlock while the computer is off. When I start the computer, the numeric ...
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How to force a longer `reboot` in Busybox v1.13.3?
reboot appears to make the root file system read-only almost immediately, causing a race condition with one of my processes which tries to write settings out to a file during its approx 1-2 second ...
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minix doesn't shut down
I've installed minix on virtual machine (bochs VM). Everything works great until I try to shut down the minix (shutdown command). Minix hangs at this output
MINIX will now be shut down...
What is ...
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How to Make Windows 7 Shutdown Have a Black Screen
I would like to configure my Windows 7 system to not show the big blue shutdown screen and instead just show a black screen while it does its business. I have seen how to do the boot with no GUI but ...
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Computer shuts down after a few seconds in Windows (power issue?)
I built a computer for a friend about 3 years ago. A few days ago the computer crashed to bluescreen and then shut down. When booting the next time, there were artefacts all over the screen. The ...
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Avoid “system will shut down in 10 minutes” using shutdown on windows
Is it possible to avoid the message that displays that the system will shut down in ten minutes if using the following command?
shutdown -s -t 3600
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O&O Defrag: How do you auto-shutdown after defragging a hard drive?
I want to do defragmentation and then auto-shutdown the computer after the defragmentation has complete. In O&O Defrag, there's a feature where you're able to execute a certain job after ...
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When powering off a computer, what exactly happens?
What exactly goes on when my computer is shut down? Not the "Shut down" button in the Start menu, but instead how the command (maybe machine code or something similar) is issued on a lower-than-OS ...
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Forced TimeMachine backup to a network TM DISK of specified folder following shutdown command for each of 22 networked computers using Mac OS 10.8.x
I have a 22 computer LAN, wirelessly connected.
Each user has their own identity, user name, and unique password. I wish to FORCE a TimeMachine backup of a specified named folder ON EACH DESKTOP, ...
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My computer doesn't start - it is stuck in a turn-on, turn-off loop
When pressing the power button, my computer starts making start-up noises, but after a few seconds it shuts down. Then, after 2-3 seconds, it automatically starts turning on again and a few seconds ...
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Shutdown Windows 8 [duplicate]
How to shutdown completely windows 8, because this "shutdown" command only hibernates , and some programs just don't like it, and don't run until I restart the pc... is there a way to change the ...
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Power button to kill locked sessions
I have a headless Debian server that will auto-login a user to KDE on startup and then locks the screen/session.
If I press the power button while the KDE session is locked, the button is ignored.
If ...
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My Samsung Q430 laptop randomly shuts down when in use
I currently have a Samsung Q430 laptop with an Intel core i5 processor, 8gb ram, a NVIDIA GeForce 310M graphics card, and it runs both windows 7 home premium 64bit and windows 8 as a dual boot on two ...
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OSX program shadow window on reboot if not shut down correctly?
I like the fact that all my windows come back where they were so I dont shut down my programs when I turn off my mac. I find that on reboot some programs have shadow windows, like two instances but ...
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Shutdown Synology NAS if there are no clients AND given daytime is exceeded
I have a Synology NAS with DSM 4.1 and some Linux-clients attached via nfs and sometimes via ssh (or sshfs).
I know that I can configure the NAS such that it shutdowns for example every monday at ...
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system-wide crontab vs. user crontab to shutdown pc
I'm trying to shutdwon my pc at 2 am once a week.
If I use the user crontab of root (sudo crontab -e)
30 2 * * 3 shutdown -h now
the shutdown will not be performed.
However, if I place the same ...
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HP - monitor suddenly turn to sleep, DVI port show no signal
I'm currently using a HP Z400 Workstation with 3D nvidia quadro 600 graphics. However,recently I have been encountering the problem that either the CPU restart out of sudden, the monitor suddenly show ...
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Windows 7 fails to start after shut down
I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on a 2-year old Lenovo SL510 laptop.
This is the current issue:
Windows fails to start after the computer shuts down. It gets to the Windows logo load screen and ...
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Sony Vaio laptop can't shut down or hibernate properly
My Sony Vaio, model VPCEA1S1E/L is just over 2 years old and can't shut down properly.
It's running Windows 7 and basically what is happening is when I try to Hibernate and Shutdown it turns off.
When ...
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Odd Shut down issue
Whenever I shut down my computer by press power button or shutting down in Windows 8 my computer comes on by moving the mouse.
I know it sounds like sleep mode but it's not.
Just to make sure it ...
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Is Windows 7 Home Edition set to shut down if mouse is unplugged?
The other night at the exact moment when I unplugged the mouse (USB) of my PC running Windows 7 Home Edition, the computer shut down instantly. It started back up fine and there were no problems. Is ...
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Seagate external hard disk does not power down
When my computer is off, this external hard disk remains on, consuming power. It is permanently warm, and inside components are active (perhaps the fan?).
I have a UPS for the system so a complete ...
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Windows 8 and Sleep Mode
What is the difference between Shutdown and Sleep in Windows 8? I am opening lots of documents, code editors, browser with many tabs so what I have seen is, when I Sleep the computer and switch ON ...
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acer aspire 4736g shut down unexpectedly
My laptop currently has some weird issues. My laptop shuts down without bluescreen. It happened randomly. I don't think it should
Be overheating problem because I've just applied new thermal paste ...
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Force shutdown without checking open process Windows 7
Is there any way to force shutdown without checking or waiting running procceses to terminate. More specifically, i want something like unpluging the socket. Setting the value of WaitTimeToKillApp in ...
