Questions tagged [shutdown]
Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off
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Safe to shutdown by pressing power button 1. in bios setting mode 2. in bootloader?
Is it safe to shutdown my PC by pressing the power button
while it's in the BIOS setting mode?
while it's in a bootloader (in my case grub), without a timeout?
If not, are there any good way to ...
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Show shut down dialog from command line, Windows 8
On Windows 8 if you press Alt+F4 with the desktop in focus, it displays a shutdown dialog. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way that this same dialog can be launched from the command line as I ...
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Hybrid Shutdown in Windows 8
Referring to this article published September 8, 2011, it gives instructions on how to to do a full (non-hybrid) shutdown in Windows 8 from the command line.
We have an option in the UI to revert ...
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My computer reboots when I tell it to shutdown
There are about 40 computers at work with this problem. They all have an ASUS P5KPL/1600 motherboard. They are all running SUSE Linux 11.1.
When I tell the computer to shutdown either through the UI ...
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Why hibernate Windows 8? [closed]
It seems to me that in Windows 8 classic, hibernate is slower than the fast shutdown.
Is there any meaningful reason to hibernate a Windows 8 machine (as opposed to fast shutdown or sleep)?
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How to see what's going on during Windows shutdown/logging off process? [duplicate]
Windows 7 msconfig lets users select the options No GUI boot and OS boot information to have a list of drivers being loaded during boot. Is it possible to have similar detailed messages during ...
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Unexpected shutdown due to overheating?
My computer shuts down during intense use of the processor, but the sensors show that temperature of CPU is less than 78oC.
By intense use, I mean any of the following: playing games, converting/...
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Built a computer and it shuts itself down - not heat, not PSU
I recently upgraded the core components of a computer I built a few years ago. I replaced the motherboard, memory, and CPU and have been running into issues since
The problem I started running into (...
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Why does my XP take forever to show the shutdown window?
I use the Start > Shut Down command at the end of every workday, then pick Stand by. This way I don't have to open my laptop to hit the Sleep or Hibernate keys.
It takes a very long time for the ...
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Computer care: Hibernate, Sleep or Shut Down?
Which is the best for the "longevity" of your hardware, when done on a daily basis?
Should I use sleep, hibernate or shut down?
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As evident in some of the answers, the answer seems to vary by ...
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How to debug Windows shutdown issues?
I have Windows 10 Home edition. Since the last update, the computer takes forever to shutdown. Here's what I tried:
Right-click Start
Select Windows PowerShell (Admin)
Click "Yes" on the ...
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How to change the default setting of the Shut Down Windows dialog (Alt-F4)?
After a recent Windows update, the default option (when I press Alt-F4) in the Shut Down Windows dialog in Windows 10 has changed on my laptop:
The default option is now Switch user. Previously it ...
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Make windows 8 install updates when shutting down without disabling fast boot
TL;DR: Scroll to the bottom bolded part
When logging in to my Windows 8 PC, there's a yellow message like this:
Windows Update
Your PC will restart in 2 days to finish installing security updates.
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NAS not shutting down
I'm running a network attached storage appliance (Iomega ix2-200) which is running some sort of Debian variant. Recently, the unit has been unable to shutdown cleanly, either via the web interface or ...
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Running Script on Shutdown using Windows 8
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 Windows 8 won't ...
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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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Shut down computer using ssh
What ways are there to shut down a computer using ssh? I'm running on linux and when I try to shut it down remotely using ssh, it doesn't actually work. I used the command sudo shutdown now. ...
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How to force 'shutdown' at predefined time, in administrator account?
I want to force a Windows7 Professional home pc, single administrator account, to shut down every day at a predefined time (e.g., 10pm). I want to make it cumbersome for the user to interfere with the ...
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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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What are the arguments for shutdown.exe in Windows Task Scheduler?
I'm trying to use Windows Task Scheduler to automatically shut down my Windows 7 computer every day at a specific time.
While there are a lot of tutorials on how to do this, none of them give a list ...
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Start Windows with previously open programs
I am running Windows 7 64 bit. When I shut down my computer I have many programs open on the desktop. When I start my computer I want these programs to open automatically. I am aware of SaveMyCache, ...
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How to properly shutdown my CentOS VM
Usually, I just do a sudo /sbin/shutdown now when in my VM and wait for it to logout into the bash shell. Then after that I just go to Power > Power Off. Is this the right way to shutdown my CentOS VM?...
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How can I catch or stop a Linux shut down from the terminal?
Is there a way to catch or stop a Linux shut down after a reboot, halt or shutdown command has been entered?
sudo shutdown -r +10
I should now have 10 minutes before the computer shuts down. If I ...
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In Windows 7, how do I know when a computer is scheduled to be shutdown?
Say I use "shutdown -s -f -t 13600" to initiate a scheduled shutdown.
In Windows XP, I would always see a dialogbox alerting me of the impending shutdown.
In Windows 7 however it shows a popup in ...
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Make Windows 7 shutdown/restart more graceful
After a few days it inevitably comes round that I need to restart my machine. (Gut feeling that things would be better after a reboot or just plain old Windows update).
There's a screen that pops up ...
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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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Why does my PC sometimes power down when I shock myself on my desk?
I've always been cursed with the ability to develop a static charge very easily.
It's never caused problems just sitting at my keyboard before. (I always discharge before I get inside to tinker)
My ...
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Hard drive has this tendency to just shut off
I have this 'new' Dell work laptop for less than a month now. Something happened today that happened once on this laptop just recently before and also rarely on other computers that I've used.
I was ...
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Is is possible to let a shutdown script execute before services get terminated?
I am currently trying to build a shutdown script for a windows server 2012 which will perform a planned failover to my replica server when the primary shuts down.
My problem is that the shutdown ...
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Can I safely shutdown WSL2 without stopping services like mysql and apache?
I am using the classic LAMP development environment with WSL2(Ubuntu) on Windows 10.
I would like to shutdown WSL2 after finishing my work in order to be able to free resources (the Vmmem process can ...
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Who has the rights to shutdown a Windows machine remotely?
The question is about the shutdown command with /m \\MACHINE switch, which can be used to shut down (reboot, sleep etc.) a Windows machine remotely. In my case I'm dealing with a local home network ...
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Mouse light doesn't turn off when computer is off
I've bought a Coolermaster devastator bundle with my new PC. When i shut down the computer, the light on the mouse never turns off. The keyboard lights are off. Both peripherals are plugged with USB. ...
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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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Error On Shutdown - cmd.exe Application Error 0xc0000142
I realize this question is quite common, but I can't seem to find a situation that matches exactly what my issue is, it happens at shutdown and with cmd.exe.
So recently I've been getting this bug... ...
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How to disable software-initiated overheat shutdown (due to broken sensors) in Windows 8?
A power spike broke the CPU temperature sensor on my motherboard. Memtest86+ runs fine. However, neither Linux nor Windows boots under default options. Windows simply shuts down during boot. Linux ...
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Unexpected shutdown with heavy single threaded process and single core affinity
I'm not sure what's the cause of the problem, but it happened 3 times in two weeks under similar conditions.
I checked with the laptop's support desk and they made me run several tests to see if my ...
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Computer randomly shuts itself off
I have not been able to determine a pattern for why this happens, despite my best efforts. I've attempted to run it on full power with Prime95 and this doesn't trigger a restart. Generally the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Battery drains even after the laptop is shut down after changing from Windows
I recently switched from windows to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my Lenovo e560. Whenever I press shutdown, everything shuts and the screen goes black. Pressing neither of keys other than a power key wakes it ...
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Laptop shutdown right after lid is closed
I own an ASUS G750JS, which never had a problem till now. When I am on my computer and I close the lid for the night, it suddenly shuts down. Sometimes it goes to sleep but 90 percent of the time its ...
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Why is ubuntu shutdown so fast compared to Windows 7
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit and Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit on my machine. The partition sizes are 400 GB and 100 GB receptively. I've always wondered how Ubuntu shuts down so fast? It takes only 5 ...
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Ubuntu: Take actions when system temperature gets too high
One of the CPU fans on my Compaq Presario laptop running Ubuntu 9.10 seems to have bit the dust. The fan is deep within the case and I intend to replace the laptop in the next 6 months so it's not ...
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What causes a Virtual PC "virtual machine" to be locked?
I'm using Virtual PC on Windows 7 and have periodically gotten this error when trying to shut down:
Cannot shutdown a locked virtual machine.
Google search on "locked virtual machine" Virtual PC ...
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Is it possible to shutdown a remote computer running Windows 7 via Telnet?
I've successfully connected to my Windows 7 desktop over wifi via Telnet from an XP Home netbook. To login, I use the following command:
telnet -l "win7desktop\win7user" win7desktop
win7user in this ...
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How can I do a full shutdown of windows 10 without logging in?
I have a computer with both Windows 10 and Ubuntu 17.04 installed on it. I can't log in to Windows, and think it's a problem with the registry. Luckily, there is a way to restore the registry from ...
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Should I turn my monitor off or leave it in stand-by? [closed]
I just received a nice monitor that I hope to keep in use for as long as I can. Should it be turned off every night? It does go into sleep mode when not in use. Are there any settings that I should ...
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Windows XP will not shutdown properly
My windows XP machine is very reluctant to shut-down. It will often get stuck on the "Windows is Shutting Down..." screen or a bit further on with just a blank screen, all the fans are still running ...
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How do I troubleshoot random rebooting?
For the past couple weeks, my PC has started having an issue where it randomly reboots. These reboots have happen 1-2 times a day, and have so far always been when I am away from it.
There isn't any ...
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Windows XP: is it possible to log startup and shutdown times in the system event log?
Is it possible to log startup and shutdown times in Windows XP?
I mean logging these events in the system event log.
For example I can hack a jscript like this
// this is log_startup.js
var shell = ...
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How to Prevent Child Account to Shut Down Windows 8
I am using Windows 8.1 and I have set a child account for my son. When he wants to use the computer, I switch to his child account without signing out from my account (because i have a lot of open ...
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Power LED always stays on after shutting down the laptop
I am using a Dell n5050 laptop, recently I noticed that I have a problem with my laptop. Namely, the power LED always stays on after shutting down the laptop.
I've found two options:
long press of ...
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