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Fake shutdown?
What is this I heard (I think Paul mentioned) about Windows 8 not
shutting down completely? After shutting down, sometimes I turn off the voltage regulator that cuts off all power to the computer. Later when my computer is turned on, something about the BIOS fails. It just requires waiting about a minute longer for Windows to start, but it is annoying. I suspect it's related to the Windows 8 fake shutdown situation. Is their an easy way to force windows to shut down normally? Thanks. |
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Fake shutdown?
John Doe has written on 5/24/2013 1:05 PM:
What is this I heard (I think Paul mentioned) about Windows 8 not shutting down completely? After shutting down, sometimes I turn off the voltage regulator that cuts off all power to the computer. Later when my computer is turned on, something about the BIOS fails. It just requires waiting about a minute longer for Windows to start, but it is annoying. I suspect it's related to the Windows 8 fake shutdown situation. Is their an easy way to force windows to shut down normally? Thanks. Google is your friend! http://www.howtogeek.com/129021/how-to-do-a-full-shutdown-in-windows-8-without-disabling-hybrid-boot/ |
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Fake shutdown?
On Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:19 -0400, Juan Wei wrote:
What is this I heard (I think Paul mentioned) about Windows 8 not shutting down completely? After shutting down, sometimes I turn off the voltage regulator that cuts off all power to the computer. Later when my computer is turned on, something about the BIOS fails. It just requires waiting about a minute longer for Windows to start, but it is annoying. I suspect it's related to the Windows 8 fake shutdown situation. Is their an easy way to force windows to shut down normally? How old is the computer? I'd be more inclined to replace the BIOS battery anyway if BIOS messages are coming up. Does it loose the date and/or time? -- Regards - Rodney Pont The from address exists but is mostly dumped, please send any emails to the address below e-mail rpont (at) gmail (dot) com |
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John Doe wrote:
What is this I heard (I think Paul mentioned) about Windows 8 not shutting down completely? After shutting down, sometimes I turn off the voltage regulator that cuts off all power to the computer. Later when my computer is turned on, something about the BIOS fails. It just requires waiting about a minute longer for Windows to start, but it is annoying. I suspect it's related to the Windows 8 fake shutdown situation. Is their an easy way to force windows to shut down normally? Thanks. The comment I made, was with respect to reports of the following: The installer gets to a point, it need to restart the computer. It attempts to call some BIOS function, to restart the computer. For whatever reason, the attempt fails, the computer continues to run, the restart doesn't happen. Since there is no interface in the installer GUI, there is no way to do the restart manually. You'd have to press the reset button or power off. Based on your description, this sounds like a BIOS issue. Now, maybe some state bit is set in the Southbridge, suggesting the system is supposed to come out of hibernation. Turning off the power, doesn't remove the power provided by the CMOS battery, so some state information is persistent. Even with the AC power off. You would need to record the exact error message, to be able to make progress on it. (I.e. Google it, as well as posting it here.) Paul |
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