Or a not so forceful solution: Go into the Ctrl + Alt + Del menu, and press the power button while holding down Ctrl. Now you can do an emergency shutdown.
I remember finding myself in the exact same situation recently. I was sleepier than I ever remember being and the shutdown screen showed an update pending. I compromised for an OFF monitor with the CPU doing whatever it needed to do.
Not really, it’s a pretty simple command that not everyone uses anyway. -s is for shutdown, -t for time. There are more complicated things in the Windows command line interface.
For a more forceful solution: pull the plug out slightly and then arc a screwdriver across the pins. Note: the screwdriver is consumed in this process.
Alternate method: pour mercury into an air vent on the computer.
Someone installed Windows server 2008 on one of our school computers. The shutdown option was missing. So I asked the teacher about it. He also had no idea how the hell to shut it down. Pressing the power button would just log-out the user.
For at least 2 years it did fine with forced shutdowns.
I remember one time that windows didn’t want to give an option to shutdown without rebooting for updates. That was the solution.
Or a not so forceful solution: Go into the Ctrl + Alt + Del menu, and press the power button while holding down Ctrl. Now you can do an emergency shutdown.
I wasn’t in the mood for research, the only thing I had in mind was “just let me go to sleep”.
I remember finding myself in the exact same situation recently. I was sleepier than I ever remember being and the shutdown screen showed an update pending. I compromised for an OFF monitor with the CPU doing whatever it needed to do.
and with the mandatory “ssssh ssh ssh ssssshhhh” while holding down the power button.
Windows + r, shutdown -s -t 0, enter
even the shutdown command is complicated ffs
Be happy the shutdown procedure doesn’t start by opening regedit. I wouldn’t be surprised, to be honest.
Not really
The -s stands for shutdown, with other ones being for hibernate, reboot etc.
The -t stands for time. By default it’s something like 30 seconds. Putting it on 0 makes it instant.
It only takes two parameters to shutdown, how is that complicated?
Not really, it’s a pretty simple command that not everyone uses anyway. -s is for shutdown, -t for time. There are more complicated things in the Windows command line interface.
I think it would still update (if it didn’t give a normal shutdown option)
Nope, I use it all the time if I’m going home from work. Works like a charm.
For a more forceful solution: pull the plug out slightly and then arc a screwdriver across the pins. Note: the screwdriver is consumed in this process.
Alternate method: pour mercury into an air vent on the computer.
Not often I learn something new with windows. I never knew that option existed. Thanks!
Someone installed Windows server 2008 on one of our school computers. The shutdown option was missing. So I asked the teacher about it. He also had no idea how the hell to shut it down. Pressing the power button would just log-out the user.
For at least 2 years it did fine with forced shutdowns.
Sounds like that would eventually fuck up the system.
thats what my friend does… the windows update somehow always breaks the system, requiring a windows reinstall, so he force shutsdown
Why don’t they just disable the single problematic update?
i hate to say this butaverage windows user