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[–] kubica@kbin.social 79 points 2 years ago (23 children)

I remember one time that windows didn't want to give an option to shutdown without rebooting for updates. That was the solution.

[–] Octopus1348@thelemmy.club 41 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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.

[–] kubica@kbin.social 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wasn't in the mood for research, the only thing I had in mind was "just let me go to sleep".

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And that's how Skynet was born

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Running closed source software then I see...

The birth is like Beacon 23 showed. The AI killed the writer and no one became in charge of said AI.

Only Open Source software can crack the CSAI. Kind of explains where AS' char came from too.

[–] orangatang@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

and with the mandatory "ssssh ssh ssh ssssshhhh" while holding down the power button.

[–] mellejwz@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Windows + r, shutdown -s -t 0, enter

[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I use "shutdown -s -f -t 0" it forces all apps to shutdown without windows asking you if you want to go back and save or if a program is not turning off.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

even the shutdown command is complicated ffs

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Be happy the shutdown procedure doesn't start by opening regedit. I wouldn't be surprised, to be honest.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I read that as rageedit.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 7 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It only takes two parameters to shutdown, how is that complicated?

[–] mellejwz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Octopus1348@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it would still update (if it didn't give a normal shutdown option)

[–] mellejwz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Nope, I use it all the time if I'm going home from work. Works like a charm.

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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.

[–] teft@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

Not often I learn something new with windows. I never knew that option existed. Thanks!

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