Windows 10: Power Button - I have to press twice to turn on.

On all of my previous Windows 10 computers I only had to press the power button once to turn it on. On my most recent build, it requires me to double press quickly in order to power on. If I press once it will shut down. I have gone into the power settings to change what it does, but it doesn't help as it still needs me to press twice.

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Notebook requires pressing power button twice to properly boot, hibernation no longer works ...

Hi there



I have a Samsung Laptop NP355E7C-S09DE, originally with Window 8, but updated to Windows 10.
I have also in the meantime made several CLEAN installations of Windows 10. Originally, also under Windows 10, Hibernation used to work, and then LATER, with no apparent cause stopped with Windows getting stuck at Samsung Logo, when trying
to wake it up. Then, you have to press power button to turn off & then ON again. This of course makes you loose what you had before hibernation.

Also I realized later, that almost all the time, if you POWER off, it has the same issue, needing practically pressing the power button twice to get Windows to load normally.



I have contacted Microsoft forums several times, but the offered solutions, which seem
to work for SOME people of disabling FAST BOOT, etc, & all types of suggested troubleshooting



Currently, several people (using different PCs) who have the exact problem have no solution & there does not seem to be any working answer even if you search the internet as the only suggested solutions include the mentioned turning off of Fastboot
+ various types of scans/troubleshooting which DO NOT help SOME.



So Hibernation no longer works & almost all the time, after normal power down, when you Start the PC, it gets stuck at Logo, ... needing to press switch OFF & then back on. That's when Windows loads normally.



Does the BIOS version come into question as being behind this, may be it not being compatible with the CURRENT & RECENT builds of Windows 10?



This is info shown by CPU-Z on Motherboard:



Manufacturer of Laptop: Samsung Electronics

Model: NP355E7C-S09DE (BOARD REVISION 00)

Chipset: AMD || K15 IMC ||
Rev.: 00

Southridge: AMD || AMD 08 || FCH
|| Rev.: 2.4



BIOS

Brand: American Trends

Version: P07ABF

Date: 07/04/2013



Other Info:

Processor: AMD A8-4500M (APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics)

• Could it be a BIOS problem?

I must add, Samsung stopped manufacturing notebooks BEFORE Windows 10 & most of their current support & drivers/software, etc are limited to Win 8.1.



All software, drivers with the help of Iobit Driver Booster, etc & Windows are consistently up-to-date.



I would appreciate some clear answers & support.



Kind regards



Miki

UPDATE

I disabled HIBERNATION & noted that at least AFTER the subsequent, preliminary 5, 6 Shutdowns, I could power-up the notebook with it
not getting stuck at the Logo & requiring turning off the PC & pressing the power button to get it starting normally.

It seems there's a problem with hibernation, which does not seem to work and this started months ago. No idea whether it was after a specific update or build.

• After re-enabling Fast Boot, the problem of having to press the power button twice comes back. Right now as I right this, it's been stuck at the Samsung logo for the last 15 minutes.

The question is: is there a working solution from Microsoft for Windows 10 making it possible for Fast Boot co-existing with Hibernation + no requirement to press the power button twice to boot to desktop?

 

turning off the display option for power button

Hi Caro,

The function to turn off the display on your device only affects the monitor but the rest of the programs still run in the background. On the other hand, sleep mode turns off any unused programs to save energy. To change the power option on your device,
follow the steps below:

• Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter.
• Select Hardware and Sound.
• Select Power Options.
• Select Choose what the power buttons do.
• Under Power and sleep button settings, click the drop-down arrow for
  When I press the power button: option and select Turn off the display.
• Click Save changes.

Once you're done, check if the music still plays after clicking the power button.

Feel free to post back if you have other concerns.

 

Use the power button to turn off the computer at Welcome screen

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to turn off computer at the Welcome screen using the power button.



Ideally, if no user has logged in to the computer, the computer will shut down by pressing the power button. However, I would suggest you to check the settings for power button. Refer the steps mentioned below and see if that helps:

1. Press Windows key + X, and select
   Power Options.
   
2. Click on Additional power settings.
   
3. Now, click on Choose what power button does from the left pane.
   
4. Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
   
5. Select Shut down from the drop down for
   When I press the power button.
   

If you are using Windows 10 Pro, you may also want to check the Group Policy Settings, refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R, to open
   Run dialog box.
   
2. Type gpedit.msc and click on
   OK.
   
3. Navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Power Management\Button Settings.
   
4. On the right pane, double click on Select the Power button action (plugged in), click on
   Enabled and select Shutdown from the drop down for
   Power Button Action.
   
5. Repeat step 4 for Select the Power button action (on battery).
   
6. Restart the computer.
   

If a user has logged in to the computer and then logs off from the computer, the computer will shut down by pressing the power button. However, if a user is logged in to the computer and locks the computer using the
Windows key + L combination, the power button will not shutdown the computer. You will have to use the power button on the lock screen to shut down the computer.



If you do not see the shutdown button, please refer the article Shutdown:
Allow system to be shut down without having to log on.



If the issue persists, I would suggest you to provide a feedback in the
Feedback Hub. The Feedback hub lets you tell Microsoft
about any problems you run in to while using Windows 10 and send suggestions to help us improve your Windows experience.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator