Shutdown Windows 8

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How to shutdown completely windows 8, because this "shutdown" command only hibernates , and some programs just don't like it, and don't run until I restart the pc... is there a way to change the "shutdown" function for it to really shutdown the pc (like the restart function already does) ?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 19:57

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Control Panel > Power Options > Change what the power buttons do

Under 'Shutdown settings'

Uncheck 'Turn on fast start-up'

answered Feb 22 '13 at 19:57

David Marshall

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 13:02

For the -real- shutdown run CMD (as admin) then "shutdown /s /t 2". Leave out the quotes, of course. The "/S" tells the computer to completely power off. The "/t 2" is the delay before shutdown begins. You can change the delay time to nearly any number of seconds you want.

Shutdown Windows 8

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