Say your laptop is about to die, or your desktop is on a UPS that only lasts a few minutes, and you get hit with the “update and shut down” option. Maybe your UPS is acting up, or you just got an overheating alert from your system.
Is there a way to shut down safely without updating? Could something in the command line work? I’d probably save it as a batch file since I might forget the command when I need it.
Press Win + R to open the Run box.
Then type shutdown /s /t 0 and hit Enter. This shuts down your PC immediately (the /t 0 makes it happen right away).
Conley said:
Press Win + R to open the Run box.
Then type shutdown /s /t 0 and hit Enter. This shuts down your PC immediately (the /t 0 makes it happen right away).
You might want to add /f to force all apps to close without any warnings. This makes sure nothing delays the shutdown.
@Clarke
Good point. I left it out because they said they wanted to do it “properly,” and I wasn’t sure if that included forcing apps to close. Better to be cautious.
Conley said:
Press Win + R to open the Run box.
Then type shutdown /s /t 0 and hit Enter. This shuts down your PC immediately (the /t 0 makes it happen right away).
I was about to suggest this too! I use this command all the time for scheduled shutdowns when I’m transferring files or downloading updates before bed. Usually, I’ll do something like shutdown /s /f /t 1800 if I want it to shut down in 30 minutes.
@LogicLuminary
Good trick… definitely going to remember this!
Conley said:
Press Win + R to open the Run box.
Then type shutdown /s /t 0 and hit Enter. This shuts down your PC immediately (the /t 0 makes it happen right away).
Thanks for sharing this! Really handy tip.
Conley said:
Press Win + R to open the Run box.
Then type shutdown /s /t 0 and hit Enter. This shuts down your PC immediately (the /t 0 makes it happen right away).
This works perfectly. Thanks!
You could just click “update and shut down.” Or, you know, unplug it.
Bryce said:
You could just click “update and shut down.” Or, you know, unplug it.
But what if the update takes longer than the battery can last? Whether it’s a laptop or a desktop with a UPS, that’s the problem.
Why not just switch it off at the wall?
bradley said:
Why not just switch it off at the wall?
That kind of defeats the purpose of having a UPS, doesn’t it?
Instead of shutting down, you could click “Hibernate” and deal with the update later when you’ve got power.
Another option on desktop: Press Alt + F4 on the desktop screen, and an old-school shutdown menu will pop up. It should have a regular “Shutdown” option.