Pressing SHIFT+ENTER Does Not Restart Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

If you click Start, click Shut Down, and then press SHIFT+ENTER or press SHIFT and click OK, the Shut Down Windows dialog box disappears, but Windows 2000 does not restart.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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In Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98, if you click Start, click Shut Down, and then press SHIFT+ENTER or press SHIFT and click OK, Windows may restart without rebooting the computer. (Note that although this may work, this is not supported functionality in Windows 95/98).

In Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the computer restarts whether or not you press SHIFT.

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