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PC restarts after power-off... Just a single attempt.

PC restarts after power-off... Just a single attempt.

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elvispat1
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06-07-2016, 01:51 AM
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Hi everyone, I'm dealing with a puzzling issue on my Z97 motherboard. It tends to power up after shutdowns, but only a few times. Recently, I installed a new graphics card, processor, and power supply—so those shouldn<|pad|> to be the cause. Still, the system resets itself repeatedly, sometimes instantly and other times after hours. I've run a fresh Windows install and everything looks normal, yet the behavior remains strange. The buttons for sleep or shutdown don't seem to work properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Dan.
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elvispat1
06-07-2016, 01:51 AM #1

Hi everyone, I'm dealing with a puzzling issue on my Z97 motherboard. It tends to power up after shutdowns, but only a few times. Recently, I installed a new graphics card, processor, and power supply—so those shouldn<|pad|> to be the cause. Still, the system resets itself repeatedly, sometimes instantly and other times after hours. I've run a fresh Windows install and everything looks normal, yet the behavior remains strange. The buttons for sleep or shutdown don't seem to work properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Dan.

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06-07-2016, 02:16 AM
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Additionally, occasionally it pauses like a hibernating animal. When I return, all the windows that were active before the shutdown remain open and still running.
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Xitrax
06-07-2016, 02:16 AM #2

Additionally, occasionally it pauses like a hibernating animal. When I return, all the windows that were active before the shutdown remain open and still running.

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07-03-2016, 09:00 AM
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It's a common issue with many motherboards when the Windows kernel is updated. The only solution is to turn off kernel hibernation by opening Command Prompt and typing powercfg -h disable. Alternatively, you can force a shutdown using the command shutdown -s -t 0. Keep in mind that a sudden shutdown might cause Windows damage or result in data loss. Even with an NTFS recovery log, unrecoverable errors can still happen.
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07-03-2016, 09:00 AM #3

It's a common issue with many motherboards when the Windows kernel is updated. The only solution is to turn off kernel hibernation by opening Command Prompt and typing powercfg -h disable. Alternatively, you can force a shutdown using the command shutdown -s -t 0. Keep in mind that a sudden shutdown might cause Windows damage or result in data loss. Even with an NTFS recovery log, unrecoverable errors can still happen.

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