About this tag
The tag 'cold shutdown' on WindowsForum.com refers to the process of forcibly powering off a computer, often as a last resort when the system becomes unresponsive. In the context of Windows 10 and Windows 8, users have reported needing to perform cold shutdowns to resolve issues such as a non-functioning Start button or system freezes during gaming. These situations typically arise from software glitches or crashes that prevent normal restart or shutdown procedures. While cold shutdowns can temporarily restore functionality, they are generally a symptom of underlying problems that may require further troubleshooting, such as updating drivers or checking for system file corruption.
  1. M

    Windows 10 Start Button Fix

    I've installed Windows 10. It's much, much better than Windows 8. I've been using in for a few months. The other day, the Start button would not actuate. After several restarts and cold shutdowns, nothing changed. I started searching around for solutions. By the number of folks who are in the...
    • micncue
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    • administrative cold shutdown fix integrity powershell restart sfc software solutions start button system check task manager taskbar troubleshooting user experience windows 10 windows issues
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. NaiyaShamiso

    Windows 8 Danger Will Roninson Danger

    I wanted to start this thread to warn people about things that have come up during my time testing Windows 8. The largest things that I was hoping to put out is the stuff that is a major break down, and could cause your system to have to be cold shutdown. That was the major idea I had, but...
    • NaiyaShamiso
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    • cold shutdown error reporting fallout 3 game stability gaming issues hibernate lag lockup monitor setup performance power settings process management security window system freeze task manager tech support testing user experience warning windows 8
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. whoosh

    Fukushima leak enough radioactive water to fill an Olympic swimming pool.

    Reuters) - Japanese officials are readying a new approach to stabilizing a reactor at a nuclear plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami after discovering a leak from the containment vessel of enough radioactive water to fill an Olympic swimming pool. The discovery has forced officials to...
    • whoosh
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    • cold shutdown fukushima nuclear safety radiation leak
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. cybercore

    VIDEO From inside Fukushima

    Tokyo Electric Power Company release new video shot by a remote-controlled robot, showing inside reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Whilst the footage, captured by a "packbot", confirmed that electricity and water supplies inside the reactor were undamaged, monitoring...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • cold shutdown cooling disaster recovery earthquake emergency energy crisis footage fukushima hazardous waste monitoring equipment nuclear packbot plant safety radiation radiation levels reactor remote tepco tsunami
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Water Cooler