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Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off

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Raspberry PI / systemd: run script on shutdown/poweroff but not on restart

On Raspberry PI (running raspbian) I need to run script on shutdown/poweroff, but not on reboot. My first attempt was to define a service as following: [Unit] Description=Power off service [Service] ...
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Shutdown command hibernate with timer not working [duplicate]

I'm trying to hibernate my PC after a number of seconds (as I can't see a command to sleep, which would be best). These work: shutdown /h shutdown /s /t 5 However, this one doesn't: shutdown /h /t 5 ...
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Windows 10\11 - wont shutdown\sleep\restart\run-as-admin

After hours of searching, I've got a very weird problem that I couldn't find a solution to. Since I upgraded my rig to Intel's 12gen (new motherboard, CPU, RAM, installation), I sometimes have the ...
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server rebooted by "www" user

the server is a 2019 standard vm. It rebooted in the middle of the day, so i went digging through the logs and found this: The process C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe (servername) has initiated the ...
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Laptop shuts down shortly after boot up

I have an Acer Aspire laptop running Windows 10, and after boot up, it just turns off (as if the power was cut). This happens regardless of power supply (plugged in, battery in or out, power ...
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Windows 10 Reboot Sticks on Manufacturer Logo Screen, Shutdown works fine

So, this started happening a long time ago, after some windows update I believe, but I cannot figure it out. Basically when I restart windows, either through an interface (windows directly, updates, ...
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Did the driver try to secretly access my laptop?

My laptop (linux mint 20/ Ulyana) was in my car for about an hour around 7pm, but when I opened it, it was shutdown. I know for a fact I didn't shut it down, it has 99 percent battery and the weather ...
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Desktop Issue - Low Perfomance and crash

My pc gets really slow when I demand it (from my point of view). So I thought my HDD was broken and bought a new SSD instead. I reinstalled Windows 10 on my SSD and tried installing some programs. ...
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What causes an "unexpected shutdown" event after a successful shutdown with power-off?

When I shutdown my Windows 10 PC via menu, this is the sequence of events that occur typically: Windows pops up a message that the system will be shut down. Disk (I still have a RAID with spinning ...
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Laptop randomly powers off; this does not seem to be caused by any of the common causes

This started happening yesterday: My laptop will shut down at random. Immediately after shutting down, it becomes difficult to turn back on (i.e., it'll sometimes turn on for a second, then shut off ...
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How Do I Disable the "If you shut down this remote computer" prompt in Windows 10 Pro

I have a 'remote computer' (it is in a rack in my basement) that I use for processing video. When the video processing completes, the software is supposed to shutdown the computer to save power but ...
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Computer turns off randomly

Desktop, custom built PC, Intel i7 UEFI, 1 NVM 1 HDD 4 SSD. Computer turns itself off randomly, a few seconds later turns back on. Replaced power cable, checked internal cabling, disconnected HDD, 2 ...
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Diagnosing a sudden, uncommanded powerdown (Debian)

My desktop had developed a strange habit this morning: shortly after starting up and logging in, it shutdown very suddenly. There was a mechanical noise like a relay opening, the fan spun down, though ...
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Alienware 13 R3 - laptop shuts down without warning under heavy load ONLY when on battery

I've been an AW13R3 owner for almost 2 years, i bought a used model without warranty in order to have something to bring with me during job travels. For a year or so the laptop has been performing ...
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Cancel Stop-Computer

I have a program on my system called stopwatch.exe, so sometimes I will have PowerShell open, and I will enter the command. However I also use tab completion, so I will usually enter: stopw TAB then ...
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Windows 11 Insider Dev Build no longer shuts down

I am running Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22471 as Primary OS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS as Secondary OS. Before I was running Windows 11 Beta Build. I switched to Dev Channel and installed build 22471, ...
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How to stop or remove a file in windows startup folder under 10 seconds

I had an app call shutdown.exe that can shut down my computers. It just an app that will shut down my computer with the specific time, i set to 10 seconds, it just very fine until yesterday, i ...
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Windows 10 shuts down instead of going to sleep

Windows 10 shuts down instead of going to sleep. So i loose every opened applications. I tried the troubleshout. But there is no errors detected. I also tried with hibernate mode, but still the same ...
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HP G62 BIOS Shutting down for overheating with no actual overheating

I've got a HP G62 notebook that randomly shuts down blaming overheating. Well, for me it's very unexpected because there's no heat in the carcass and the temperature measurings are all okay (40ºC ~ ...
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PC shutdowns. Incorrect motherboard temp readings

I'm having an issue with my PC, it keeps shutting down without warning. It will not turn back on before power connections is unplugged. It also happens from BIOS. I installed open hardware monitor and ...
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Asus laptop shuts down when starting the machine with no charger plugged in

However,if I unplugg it when the laptop is already running, then the laptop would not shut down and it will run normally. But if I unplugg it while it's shut down and I turn it back on, the laptop ...
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Computer Restarts while on UPS

I am using a 650va ups (not a good brand) My previous pc had 400w psu and it worked fine. Now i am using a new pc (i5 10400f, gtx 1660ti oc, 550w 80bronze psu) Whenever the electricity goes off, trip ...
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Scheduled task Windows shutdown - Will this run if Windows Update is busy?

The company would like all employee PCs to be automatically shut down via a Scheduled Task which automatically runs each evening. I have set up a task to run: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s at e....
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How to shutdown/restart from the command line without elevation?

Has something changed in Server 2019? Under Server 2016 I was able to run this command in a non-elevated prompt: shutdown /r /t 0 In Server 2019, however, when I attempt to do so I get: Access is ...
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Why is it takes so long to go hybernating after overheating

My laptop used to hybernate almost instantly after overheating. But now it takes maybe few minutes now. The PC shows a black screen and runs few minutes then goes down. And it doesnt cools while ...
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Should you power off a router before unplugging it?

Our WiFi router has a button that turns it off. We've just been unplugging it for months without any issues, but its presence makes me wonder if doing so could damage the hardware in the long run. ...
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How do I make Windows spin down my external HDD before cutting power to it when I shutdown?

Whenever I shutdown my laptop, my external HDD make a loud "click" sound when the power is cut. Even if the hard drive is idle, it spins up for a few seconds before being forcibly turned off ...
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Multiple linux shutdown schedule and its behavior

If I schedule shutdown multiple times, what will the behavior be? For example: shutdown +20 shutdown +25 Does the second shutdown command override the first one? Also what if I cancel shutdown by ...
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Why my pc shutting down and restarting

Two days ago when i connect modem some time its showing blue screen error kmode exception and some time its shutdown and restart. Then i change modem driver and the issue solved.from yesterday my pc ...
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Old FreeNAS server shutdowns every day after being moved. Why?

This is probably something obvious, but I have an old HP machine that we've been using for 9 years as a file server (it uses FreeNAS 9.2). It's been working fine, but I recently moved it to another ...
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Computer started shutting down on its own [duplicate]

Recently my windows 10 laptop started randomly shutting down on its own. It would be working fine, suddently screen off, and 2 seconds later shut down. It doesnt seem very consistent and related to ...
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Windows 10 setting for full shutdown?

Apparently, in Windows 10 doing a SHUTDOWN from the Windows Start Menu, in reality performs a hybrid shutdown instead of a full shutdown! This sometimes seems to create problems when running Windows ...
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Monitor turns off quickly in few seconds while windows 10 is still shutting down

Monitor turns off quickly in few seconds while windows 10 is still shutting down. Hi everyone , I am using Dell OptiPlex 5050 Desktop PC, with Windows 10 Details of the Operating system are Edition ...
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Windows - Long freezing busy process after restart following sudden turn off

I've accidentally snapped my Windows because of power issue while playing a video from a locally remote computer. After booted again it first prompted me whether I want to fix or restart. I chose to ...
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Why does my CPU stops after Windows getting boot windows 10?

I have Intel Pentium Core2Duo with 4GB RAM, no dedicated GPU, PSU:240W. Whenever I boot my PC, Windows closes after few seconds with some sound and then CPU fan stops and PSU also. But here is the ...
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Windows 10 shuts down when sleeping or hibernating

When I try to put my computer to sleep or hibernate, it stays on for a few minutes, and then proceeds to shut down. I have fast startup disabled, but for some reason the option to "Allow the ...
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Windows 10 taking too long to shut down completely

My Windows 10 Desktop Computer is taking too long to completely shut down, after I have clicked the Shut Down button. The problem has been continuing since about 4 months. Sometime earlier, I updated ...
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Is it possible to disable restarts in Windows 10? [duplicate]

My laptop has a weird issue where the touch pad doesn't work after the device is restarted. It works fine after a normal shut down, though. Is it possible to disable restarts so that the computer will ...
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How to prevent shutdown after boot and hold it for 90sec?

I'm wondering is there a way to prevent shutting down for specified time like for example 90 sec after boot-up? (from a remote that has shutdown now command) I would like the solution to be in systemd ...
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Windows 10 shuts down/powers off randomly in sleep mode for no reason

My Windows 10 laptop (a Dell Inspiron 5491 2n1) shuts down randomly during sleep. It does not hibernate, nor perform a clean shutdown, it (seems to) simply power off. This also deletes all saved work. ...
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Kernel-power CRITICAL on Event Viewer led to PC Shutdown everytime

So i checked my event viewer on why does my PC shuts down by itself, before shutdown theres a "bbzzzzzzz" sound, its like a sound lags. Then all my display freezes, after a few second, my PC ...
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Windows shuts down unexpectedly on hibernate

I've just bought a new Dell Inspiron 7501 (i7 10750H, nvidia 1650), and after setting up a dual boot with ubuntu 18, i've noticed that the pc fails to restore the previous state when booted up after ...
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Trying to use net use and shutdown.exe command ERROR

Have three computers all part of the same workgroup so no domain. Two computers running Windows 8.1 Pro and the third computer is running Windows 10 Pro. I'm executing a batch file from one of the two ...
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Desktop shuts down (actually not..?) randomly

I got brand-new PC 2-3 months ago, assembled myself. I think I already have enough knowledge about softwares / hardwares, but I think it is out of my hands. After assembled my PC, it eventually / ...
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How to shutdown vm from vnet gracefully?

I use VMware Workstation Pro with one DC vm and three ordinary vms. All vms are located in the one domain and in the one virtual network. Virtual adapters are used in order to connect vm into vnet. My ...
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Windows 10 - Get name of all apps which prevent windows from shutdown

There is one app without name which always prevents windows from shutting down. Is there a way to figure this out without having to uninstall all apps one after another and test again and again? ...
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Will available Win10 updates occur when power button is pressed?

In Control Panel > Power Options > System Settings I set the power button to cause a shut down when pressed: Will this allow an update to automatically take place when powered on again if an ...
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Why does Win 10 Pro consider a storage drive an app?

When I shut down or restart Windows 10 Pro it always pauses and lists one or two storage drives and says that the drive preventing shutdown. It's always the same one or two of my many storage drives ...
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How do I change the function of shutdown to sleep in start menu?

I'd like to change the function of shutdown to sleep in start menu. The start menu will show shutdown but upon clicking it the pc will go to sleep. Is it possible? Also, I'm aware that the power ...
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How to fix an overheating laptop issue?

Whenever i try to export my video in HitFilm express my laptop shutdown automatically with a fan noise. I bring it to a mechanic who change the thermal paste and add a cooling pad. I resett my pc and ...
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