Windows 10: Restart and Shutdown No Longer Work

Discus and support Restart and Shutdown No Longer Work in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; When I click on Start > Power > Restart, my PC starts to shut down but gets stuck with a spinning circle on a blue screen. Clicking on Start > Power >... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by wmblaney1, Dec 1, 2021.

  1. wmblaney1 Win User

    Restart and Shutdown No Longer Work


    When I click on Start > Power > Restart, my PC starts to shut down but gets stuck with a spinning circle on a blue screen. Clicking on Start > Power > Shut down gets stuck the same way. If I type the command "Shutdown /s /f /t 0" the PC will shut down. In Regedit I enabled the option for verbose logging in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System with DWORD Value Data set to 1. Now during shut down I see "Please wait for the System Event Notification Service" with the spinning circle. Holding down the Power Button works to shut down the

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    wmblaney1, Dec 1, 2021
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  2. little cat, Dec 1, 2021
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  3. Shutdown restart switch has stopped working in Windows 10

    This is not the issue I am having.

    It is (on-screen) Start>Power>Shutdown (or Restart) that stops working (or right-click the Start and try those on-screen buttons). For me, only Hibernate appears to work but unlike the normal process, this one takes a very long time. This can be a problem
    when I am leaving to go to work and cannot wait for the process to finish.
     
    WildcatRay, Dec 1, 2021
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  4. oldeboye Win User

    Restart and Shutdown No Longer Work

    Restart and shutdown do not function from START button

    If I select restart or shutdown from the log in screen, they work. Both also work from safe mode with networking.

    Nothing obvious in the event log.

    Any suggestions for the next step?
     
    oldeboye, Dec 1, 2021
    #4
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