Windows 10: Shut down

When I shut down Windows 8.1 the connect light on the Router stays lite.On windows 10 preview when shut down the connect goes out. Is this normal ? Does windows 10 shut down more of the computer then Windows 8.1 ?

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PC wont shut down, using start menu > shut down.

My computer restarts if I shut down from the start menu.

If I shut it down from the sign out > shut down however, it shuts down properly and doesn't restart.

So my question is.

What's wrong with my start menu > shut down?

Is the the button itself?

It's funny how the sign out > shut down does it's job. But the start menu doesn't and just restarts my computer.

I've tried fixing it in many ways, I figured it was a power issue. I messed with my power and sleep and such options, even regedit and other areas.

Nothing helped.

I don't spot any errors or device problems. My updates are fine and I don't have any blue screens or anything. It's just the shut down command on the start menu that keeps restarting my computer.

What I've been doing is start menu > shut down. Once it restarts I go to the shut down in the sign in screen and it shuts down.

But I've just decided to not hurt my computer anymore and go to sign out> shut down since.

I'll repeat once more.

My computer wont shut down using start menu > shut down. It restarts.

My computer shuts down, if i use start menu > sign out > shut down. Then it shuts down properly and wont restart.

What's the problem?

 

Can't shut down my Dell Laptop (intel) with Shut Down button.

I fixed this on Windows 10 Pro 1709 in a new system by going into the BIOS and changing the Boot order.

I have all SSDs in my system but the boot SSD drive appeared twice with a Windows Boot manager as the first name.

So I changed the Windows boot manager located on my Boot drive to the second drive and the boot drive (the same drive I know this is confusing) as the first boot choice.

Don't ask me why this worked, but it did!

Onward!

 

Do you have Fast Start turned on in Win 8.1?

 

No fast turn on is off both

 

I have found the Shutdown procedure in Windows (all versions, clear back to Win-98) is a real pain in the backside.

So going back over 15 years, I've used a Quick Shutdown Icon on my desktop or in my Quick Launch Toolbar.

The syntax for the shortcut has changed some since the '98 days, but it still works to close files and Shutdown the PC, much faster than going through the Windows Shutdown Procedure.

Here's the Syntax for the Windows Quick Shutdown for Windows 8 and 8.1. It still works, by the way, in Windows 10.

%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

I either put this shortcut on the Desktop, right above the START button, or in the Task Bar.
Every space in the shortcut is important, so just copy and paste the blue line into a New Desktop Shortcut.

Cheers Mates and Happy Shutdown!
*Cool

PS: For added safety, Plug your computer and monitor into a Switchable Power Strip and shut that OFF after
you shutdown your computer. There have been hundreds of complaints, about PC's coming ON by themselves and shutting off the power to the PC totally eliminates that. (Desktop PC's only...NOT Laptops)

Added Note:
If your router is WiFi and Not protected by a password, someone else may be accessing it, when you're not.
Every WiFi Router, should be password protected.

 

I also use what TechnoMage uses and have been for a long time now
plus this one,just because I think it neat,lol,
someone posted this in another thread here on win10 forum awhile back ,, Slidetoshutdown.exe ,
you can type it into Run ,or create a new desktop shortcut using "Slidetoshutdown.exe" in the location box ,with out the quotes of course

 

Looks like Windows 10 may be doing some thing like if you turn off power with a switched power strip to the computer.
Could this be some thing new in windows 10 ??

 

Hey fred:
I don't know if this has anything to do with the issue but, did Windows happen to sneak this update on your install?





I've read some conflicting info about this so I'm not sure.

 

The switch port goes dead here as well when in sleep mode or shutdown. Maybe a 'by design' feature?