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The thread discusses a user experiencing a delay message ("You're about to be signed out...") during shutdown or restart in Windows 10, which does not occur with other power options. The user had previously used a batch script to automate backups and shutdowns but encountered the delay, which they wanted to disable. Contributors suggest adding the "/t 0" switch to the shutdown command to eliminate the delay, which the original poster confirms resolves the issue. The overall sentiment is positive, with community members helpful in identifying the simple solution.

Keith W

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This is quite a long read but please bear with me. I used to use a shutdown (.bat) script in win7 to backup my important stuff but couldn't make it work in win10 despite spending hours on the forums. It did work intermittently if I put it in the local logoff folder (group policies).

So I wrote a new batch file which did the backup first then shut down the machine which I launch from a desktop shortcut. I no longer have to rely on GP to execute it or not. Plus it gives me more shutdown options.

It works perfectly BUT I get this annoying delay in shutting down or restarting. The following message appears in a blue box "You're about to be signed out. Windows will shutdown in less than a minute." with a Close button. Closing does not inhibit the delay. It just gets rid of the message. It is not a scheduled task.

Mine is quite a quick machine, the latest in a long line of home-builds. This delay is a nuisance. PLEASE does anyone know how to disable it.

It does NOT happen if I use any other power option.

System: Asus 970 aura, AMD8350 @ 4.4gHz, 2x8gb Crucial @ 1600, 500gb 970 EvoPlus nvmi, nVIDEA GT610
Running Win10 Pro 1903 build 18362.476

sfc etc. reveal no problems. No other idiosyncratic behaviour.

Commands used in batch file (after CHOICE):

IF ERRORLEVEL ==6 exit
IF ERRORLEVEL ==5 SHUTDOWN /f /r /fw
IF ERRORLEVEL ==4 SHUTDOWN /l
IF ERRORLEVEL ==3 SHUTDOWN /h
IF ERRORLEVEL ==2 SHUTDOWN /r
IF ERRORLEVEL ==1 SHUTDOWN /s

Someone out there know the answer. Please help !
 

Neemobeer

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What nmsuk stated. The default behavior of shutdown is a 1 minute timer
 

Keith W

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Spot on. Thank you gentlemen. Will browse around to see if I can help anyone else with something simple. Doubt it though, having missed something so obvious this time. Thanks again.