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Windows hasn't properly shut down when you click shut down since 2012, and it explains a decade of weird bugs
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this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2026
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I don't care about hibernate, sleep, or fast startup. The main issue I experience is that when I click shutdown the computer does not ever go into a sleep/off state. It looks like it's trying to shutdown, but ends up staying at the lock screen and I have to hold the power button down to kill the power. It's been a fairly consistent issue I've had across three machines over at least 6 years. I only have the issue on my work machine now because I addressed it on my machines by installing Linux.
This is going to sound really stupid, but does it happen with a different monitor plugged in? Happened to me.
There are some AWFUL drivers out there....
Yeah. Both with external monitors and with just the laptop unplugged.
This reminds me of an issue I had on a desktop I built in 2014. It would not stay off. However you turned it off, including holding the power button, it would start back up after 5-10 minutes. The only fix was to unplug the computer.
This is why I don't do lights on cases anymore.