To resolve the issue, perform the following: Click Start, Run. Type gpedit.msc and click OK. Navigate to the following path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar. Double-click "Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down command". Select "Not configured" or "Disabled". Close Group Policy window.

This issue occurs because the Virtual Machine Management Service tries to shut down the virtual machine by using the Virtual Machine Worker process. However, the process encounters a logic failure that causes the shutdown operation to fail and reverts the shutdown operation. Therefore, power cycling occurs instead of a clean shutdown. Resolution

You try to shut down the computer by clicking Shut down in the power button settings. After the screen has been turned off for 10 to 15 seconds, you press the Windows button. In this scenario, the Windows button is still functional, and you must press the power button to perform a cold shutdown on the computer.

Launch Outlook in safe mode by choosing one of the following options. In Windows 10, choose Start, type Outlook.exe /safe, and press Enter. In Windows 7, choose Start, and in the Search programs and files box, type Outlook /safe, and then press Enter. In Windows 8, on the Apps menu, choose Run, type Outlook /safe, and then choose OK.

Symptoms. When your Windows-based computer has been idle for an amount of time that is sufficient to make your hard disk turn off, your hard disk may not turn off. For example, even though your Turn off hard disk setting is set to 3 minutes, your hard disk might not turn off until your computer has been on and idle for 15 to 20 minutes.

Restart (reboot) your PC. Windows 10. Go to Start , select the Power button, and then select Restart . Select the Start button, then Power > Restart.

Select the Start button > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security and then Firewall & network protection. Open Windows Security settings Select a network profile: Domain network , Private network , or Public network .

Follow these steps to automatically diagnose and repair Windows security problems by turning on UAC, DEP protection, Windows Firewall, and other Windows security options and features. Select the Download button on this page. In the File Download dialog box, click Run or Open, and then follow the steps in the Windows Security Troubleshooter. Notes:

Make sure you have the latest updates on your Windows device. Press the Start button , then choose Settings.Go to Update & security (Windows Update on Windows 11), then select Check for updates.; Check your Game Bar settings. Press the Start button , then choose Settings.Go to Gaming > Game bar, then turn on Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar.

To resolve this problem, start the computer by using a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) disc for Windows 7. Then, start the computer in normal mode. If you do not have a Windows PE disc, start the computer by using a Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008 installation DVD, and then start the computer in normal mode.