Why Does My Computer Restart When I Shutdown Windows 7?
Contents One Common Cause for the Restart Instead of Shut Down Issue Is a Crash. Windows Is Configured to Automatically Restart When the System Crashes and...
One common cause for the restart instead of shut down issue is a crash. Windows is configured to automatically restart when the system crashes and that includes crashes that happen after you activate the shutdown option.
Why does my computer restart when I try to shut down Windows 7?
At “Start” -> “Computer” –> right click on “Properties”, and then tap “Advanced system settings”. In the advanced options of the system context menu, click on “Settings” for Startup and Recovery. In Startup and Recovery, uncheck the “Automatically restart” for system failure. Click “OK” after unchecking the checkbox.
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How come when I shutdown my computer it restarts?
Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under ‘Startup and Recovery’ (as opposed to the other two Settings buttons on that tab). Uncheck Automatically restart. With that change, Windows will no longer reboot when you tell it to shut down.
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