shutdown issues

In the ever-evolving landscape of Windows operating systems, issues can pop up as swiftly as the updates roll out. Recently, users encountered a particularly pesky problem in the latest Windows 11 feature update, known as 24H2, where different models of Dell computers simply stop responding when...

The release of Windows 11's 24H2 update has not been all rainbows and butterflies. Recently, tech giants Asus and Dell confirmed several compatibility issues that have surfaced following this update, including a rather pesky shutdown bug. As Windows users brace for impact, let’s dive into the...

Experiencing slow shutdowns on a Windows 11 PC can be a source of significant frustration, particularly for users who are often working against the clock. This issue generally arises from multiple applications and processes operating quietly in the background, or from software that may be frozen...

Hello! System specs below. Whenever I shutdown and start up my computer I notice in the error log that an "unexpected shutdown has occurred (error 6008)." I'm not having any trouble with shutdowns. I do occasionally seem to have trouble on startup with the computer sending a signal to the...

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When I try to enter sleep mode the screen goes blank, the power light stays on solid for several minutes, then the welcome/sign on screen comes back on. If I sign on and then hit sleep again it works correctly - screen goes blank and power light flashing. Similar thing happens with shutdown -...

Hi Today Windows Defender came up with Malware for the first time ever! It found "Trojan:Win32/peals.flcl" When I looked at the location it said it was in a file called Desktop Lara that's been on my computer for years. If offered to remove it so I did. I then ran Malwarebytes and...

I'm new to the forum and am not an IT guru.... just a senior that needs to have a working PC for my consulting work and hobbies. I built this PC back in 2014 with quality components that hopefully would last for many years. It has an SSD drive for windows 10 Home OS and program files along with...

Hi, Today when I did wake up I did hear my HPe Microserver gen8 reboot by it self, the machine have never done this before. It currently running Windows Server 2016 Standard but as it's "almoste" the same as Windows 10 I do post here. I have looked in %SystemRoot%\ after some dump file but I...

Hey guys, I'm supper worried as I type this. I'm typing this from the same PC on which not 15 minutes ago, I was playing Sleeping Dogs, and all of a sudden, it just went out. Monitor displayed the usual "Analog" "Digital" box when it usually turns off (Samsung monitors do it, that's how I know...

I run Windows 7 with an Nvidia GTX 780 Ti graphics card. Every time (and I do mean everytime), I shut my computer down, I get the windows update message ' installing 1 of 1 files But it doesn't install anything, but then when I turn my computer on again (everytime), my NVIDIA graphics card fails...

I have windows 10 and lately when I try to shut down my computer this window pops up and says : task host window \microsoft\windows\DeviceDirectoryClient\RegisterUserDevice shut down anyway or cancel if you click on shut down anyway, it will not shot shut down. The only way to actually get...

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, computer works fine if booted up when cold. It will also restart (soft boot) without a problem but if I shut it down, it will not boot until I leave it off for a long time - overnight always works. I have replaced the power supply with a brand new one and replaced...

Ever since I upgraded to Windows 10 I have used the 'Sleep' mode successfully on a daily basis and it has always worked - which was not the case on my Windows 7 installation! Yesterday, I installed KB3124262 (Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1511) together with an Intel Driver update...

Hey, My system crashes unexpectedly and seems really random. It can be from opening Chrome to playing games. The event viewer states it's my videocard that stopped responding. This one happens every now and then. I have recently re-installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64, and have the latest drivers...

My Windows 10 PC seems to be working OK but I notice that between the Windows 10 splash screen and the user sign on page there's a period of time when the screen simply goes black. The system does get to the sign on page but black screens freak me out a bit and I was wondering if anyone else...

Can anyone tell me what is causing my Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Asus P9X79 from being repaired. I have the following issues and have tried everything but just ran a scannow and got the attached log. I CANNOT READ IT OR KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT. Known issues - 1) Win 7 will not shut down and...

Today for the first time i got the BSOD. My pc is desktop running windows 7 64-bit. I have Norton v11 antivirus protection and google chrome web browser. 80GB hard disk, MSI motherboard, 1GB RAM, (If you need further info please ask me) I unable to read the Blue screen as it appears for 2...

Hi Guys Hope u r fine am facing differnt problem regarding saving user setting.. e.g when I open explorer, its not maximised, i maximise it and close and reopen, again not maximised... 2nd if i change folder view, close explorer, reopen explorer, folder view is not saved what i selected at each...

Hello! I've been troubleshooting this issue for months now and it is really frustrating. My issue is every time my computer goes to sleep/is shut down, when I start it back up, the computer works normally for about 7-10mins or so, and then BSODs. Once I reboot from the BSOD, my computer runs...