Windows 10: Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention

Discus and support Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; the last few times i've gone to restart my computer it eventually sits on the screen that just says "restarting" with the spinning dots. Eventually I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by danmur15, Aug 25, 2022.

  1. danmur15 Win User

    Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention


    the last few times i've gone to restart my computer it eventually sits on the screen that just says "restarting" with the spinning dots. Eventually I have had to press the physical reset button on my computer case to be able to get it to turn off at all. Ctrl+alt+delete doesnt even do anything on the "restarting" screen.I usually try to give it at least an hour to hope that it will restart on its own, but every time so far ive had to manually restart it.Computer specs:GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GBCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XMotherboard: asrock x570 phantom gaming 4sBIOS Version:

    :)
     
    danmur15, Aug 25, 2022
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  2. ilgoldman Win User

    Random shut down and restart??

    Computer: Intel (R) Pentium (R) Dual cpu
    E220@2.406hz
    2.42 GHZ, 2.00 GB of RAM
    Windows xp

    Ever since I replaced the fan (with heat sink) the computer has randomly shut down and then restarted, at first during streaming, and now, will shut down and restart anytime. I tried to replace the graphics card to no avail. *Confused Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention :confused:*Mad Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention :mad:

    One suggestion was to replace the RAM.

    Any suggestions on how to repair my computer?
     
    ilgoldman, Aug 25, 2022
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  3. Cake5 Win User
    Laptop restarts when i try to shut down

    What methods have you used to shut it down? The usual ways are to open Start, click the power icon and then choose Shut Down. Alternatively you can go onto the desktop and press Alt+F4 to open the shut down/restart dialog. Third,
    type "shut down" into the Start search and click the "shut down" entry.

    Also see
    this forum post
    from 2015. Microsoft staff member answer below copied from linked:

    I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps.

    Method 1:

    Disconnect all the external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) drives, etc...) Except mouse and the keyboard and then try to shut down.

    Method 2:

    I suggest you to run in-built Power troubleshooter and check. Follow the steps:

    • Press Windows Key + X.
    • Click on Control Panel.
    • Select Troubleshooting on the left pane, click on
      View All.
    • Click on Power to run the troubleshooter.
    Method 3:

    If the above method doesn’t help, I suggest you to reset and restore all of the default Power Plans back to their default settings. Follow the steps:

    • Press Windows Key + X.
    • Select Command Prompt (Admin).
    • At the command prompt, type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes, and then press
      ENTER.
    • At the command prompt, type exit to exit the Command Prompt window.
    • Restart the computer and check with the issue.
    Method 4: Clean boot

    Putting your system in Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are

    causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us

    Note: After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot"
    in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

    Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

    Thank you

    Ravindra R Kamath

    Microsoft Community
     
    Cake5, Aug 25, 2022
    #3
  4. Desktop wont shut down/restart without physical intervention

    Won't shut down or restart -- error X0X

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    To assist you better, I would like to ask what are the methods that you have tried to solve the issue.

    The issue might occur if the computer is not shut down properly. so, I suggest you to perform a power drain by follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    • Shut down the Computer.
    • Remove all power source (including battery if it is a laptop).
    • Press and hold the power button for 15-20 seconds.
    • Connect the power source and start the computer.
    • After the computer boots to the desktop, suggest you to install all the pending updates.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Aug 25, 2022
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