Windows 10: Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down

Discus and support Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Since about the last Patch Tuesday, but that may be just coincidence, I cannot shut down my Windows 11 desktop PC as I used to.It's a Lenovo... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by ronks, Apr 16, 2025.

  1. ronks Win User

    Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down


    Since about the last Patch Tuesday, but that may be just coincidence, I cannot shut down my Windows 11 desktop PC as I used to.It's a Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s with the latest firmware.I have watched it carefully; Windows shuts down, the Power light goes off; then back on again a few seconds later and it reboots. Every time.This is different from when I request "Restart"; in that case the power light stays on.The forums suggest: - turn off the network adapter's ability to "wake on magic packet" - disable "fast startup recommended" Have done both of those; no change.Event Viewer did not show me

    :)
     
    ronks, Apr 16, 2025
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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 Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down :confused:*Mad Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down :mad:

    One suggestion was to replace the RAM.

    Any suggestions on how to repair my computer?
     
    ilgoldman, Apr 16, 2025
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  3. Automated Restart of Windows 10 PC

    Hello,

    If Windows suddenly restarts without warning, or restarts when you try to shut it down, it might be caused by one of several issues. An outdated driver and software conflict are some of the possible reasons. Having said that, we suggest performing
    the following steps:

    Step 1: Disabling the automatic restart option to view error messages.

    Many hardware driver or operating system errors will cause the computer to display a specific error message before stopping the operation or shutting down the computer. However, if the Automatically restart option
    is enabled, an error message might not be displayed despite an error taking place. Disable this option to allow the computer to display the error message.
    Follow these steps to disable the Automatically restart option:


    • In Windows, search for and open View advanced system settings.

    • Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section.
    • Remove the check mark next to Automatically restart under System Failure, then click OK.
    • Restart the computer.

    Step 2: Checking for failed hardware.

    Hardware problems can cause the computer to restart unexpectedly.

    Let us know if that worked out for you.
     
    Michelle Vil, Apr 16, 2025
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  4. Windows 11 PC restarts when it is told to shut down

    My pc takes for ever to shut down when i restart

    Suggest cleaning up your startup list .There may be many services / Apps you can remove on startup which is not needed on boot or during shutdown.
    Before you shutdown the Pc check what is running in Task Manager as a program or service in not killing the process on shutdown

    Would suggest cleaning up running apps and services -Autoruns, StartupMonitor,HighjackThis,
    Malware Scan - Malwarebytes,ADWcleaner, Combofix
     
    SnakeDoctor, Apr 16, 2025
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