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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Someone installed Windows server 2008 on one of our school computers. The shutdown option was missing. So I asked the teacher about it. He also had no idea how the hell to shut it down. Pressing the power button would just log-out the user.
For at least 2 years it did fine with forced shutdowns.
I remember one time that windows didn’t want to give an option to shutdown without rebooting for updates. That was the solution.
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.
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.
I wasn’t in the mood for research, the only thing I had in mind was “just let me go to sleep”.
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.
And that’s how Skynet was born
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.
Windows + r, shutdown -s -t 0, enter
even the shutdown command is complicated ffs
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.
Be happy the shutdown procedure doesn’t start by opening regedit. I wouldn’t be surprised, to be honest.
I read that as rageedit.
It only takes two parameters to shutdown, how is that complicated?
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.
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.
I think it would still update (if it didn’t give a normal shutdown option)
Nope, I use it all the time if I’m going home from work. Works like a charm.
and with the mandatory “ssssh ssh ssh ssssshhhh” while holding down the power button.
Not often I learn something new with windows. I never knew that option existed. Thanks!
thats what my friend does… the windows update somehow always breaks the system, requiring a windows reinstall, so he force shutsdown
Why don’t they just disable the single problematic update?
i hate to say this butaverage windows userSounds like that would eventually fuck up the system.
Someone installed Windows server 2008 on one of our school computers. The shutdown option was missing. So I asked the teacher about it. He also had no idea how the hell to shut it down. Pressing the power button would just log-out the user.
For at least 2 years it did fine with forced shutdowns.