Windows 10: Windows will not fully shutdown, restart, or update on ASUS G14 GA401QM_GA401QM

At this point I can not get to the computer at all. I tried a ton of things to get the computer up. On bootup I hit F12 to get to the WinRE boot screen tried the trouble shooters, command prompt, and even tried to reset the machine to get so I can get access to the computer again. Nothing is working. Over the past few weeks I had been trying to install the newest cumulative update on windows 11 but it always failed. I had antivirus protection on my computer but I uninstalled it to try and get the computer updated. Well I come back this morning and try to log in, and the computer looks like it

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Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
How to Unlock Drive in Windows 10: 5 Ways to Remove a Lock

 

Quick Tip: Easily Shutdown or Restart WITHOUT Installing Updates.

I'm sure I'm not the only one that has been in the situation of needing to shutdown a computer quickly, but there are updates waiting to install. Previous to Windows 8 you could at least restart without being forced to install the updates, and if you are quick you could hit the power button when the computer begins to POST and the computer will turn off. With Windows 8, now even restarting forces you to install the updates. You could use the cmd and Shutdown.exe to shutdown the machine, but I'm getting old and try to avoid the command prompt as much as possible.

Anyway, the easy way I've found to Shutdown or Restart without being forced to install the updates is to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and use the power button in the bottom right on the screen that comes up. For whatever reason, this power button is the only one I've found in Windows 7/8 that gives the option to Shutdown or Restart without installing the updates.

Thought I'd share.

 

Cannot Shutdown or Restart W8.1

First update pack was successful and I can shutdown and restart normally.