Windows 10: Windows 10 and Power Failures

Is it just me, or is Windows 10 much less resilient when it comes to power outages? I remember back in the day when the power at the office would go out and when it came back on, the PCs just booted up. These days, I have to reinstall the OS on multiple machines after a outage. Once in a blue moon one of the repair options will work but for the most part I'm just wasting time doing OS installs. We're gearing up to move to Linux and I absolutely cannot wait to dump this clown show of an OS. I won't even get started on 11. It's not even a viable OS for office use. What? I'm supposed t

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

System restore failure windows 10

Hi,

As you are facing issues with the “failure of the computer to shut down” I suggest you perform the below methods and check if it helps.

I suggest you to try running the Power Troubleshooter to check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Run the Power troubleshooter on the system.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key + X, select Control panel.
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons
• Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel
• Run the Power troubleshooter

Further you can try creating a new power plan according to your preference. Refer the link below for more details on Power Plans.

Power Plans: frequently asked questions

Windows help & learning - Microsoft Support

(Steps in the article, applies to Windows 10).

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

 

driver power state failure help!

Hi,

It is possible that the error Driver Power State Failure you received is can be caused by
the driver itself or power settings.
To address your issue, we suggest that you follow the steps shared by S M Mahmudul Hasan
on this thread on how to troubleshoot Driver Power State
Failure.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.