Sometimes you just want Windows to shut down. But instead of shutting down quickly, the system seems to ponder, blocked by ...

Use Command Prompt or the Run dialog box to set a one-time shutdown timer in seconds. PowerShell shuts down your computer immediately, so save your work before using it. Use Task Scheduler to create ...

Windows 11 (or 10) doesn't include an option to schedule an automatic shutdown of your computer, but it's possible to use ...

Windows 8 has a lot of unpopular features, but they’re easy to get used to or fix with small tweaks. Burying the controls to shut down the computer though...that was an odd choice on Microsoft’s part.

In this post, we will see how to use PowerShell Scripts to create & add Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles to Windows 8.1/8 Start Menu/Screen. As you know Windows 8 has a Start ...

Depending on settings, turning off your Windows 11 PC the conventional way may not completely shutdown your system. That takes an extra step: I’ll show you how. Image: Mark Kaelin/TechRepublic. Most ...

The quickest way to shut down Windows is via a keyboard shortcut; plus, the fastest way to start Windows is by doing away with the log-in screen. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

When is a shutdown not a shutdown? That's not a Zen koan. Instead, it's a description of one of Windows 10's most fundamental features. In Windows 10, fast startup mode is enabled by default. This ...

It is important to know how to properly shut down or restart your computer so that you do not lose data or corrupt important Windows files or Registry locations. Many people think that you shut down ...

When the Windows Server 2003 computer you are working on will not shut down and you don't have any luck using the Start menu or the [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] methods -- and you need to restart the server as ...