Windows – Shutdown button (Start Menu & Login Screen) logs out but doesn’t shut down in Windows 10 Desktop PC

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I have googled this issue and found a lot of problems like this for laptops but none for desktops.

My Windows 10 machine appears to being shutting down but then it does not. I use the start menu and then click power -> shutdown. I also use the shutdown button from the log in screen and it does the same thing. Just appears to be shutting down but never does. It does log me out though.

Command line shuts my PC down fine with "shutdown /s". This is not a solution. I want my power off(shutdown) buttons to SHUTDOWN my PC instead of logging me out.

Does anyone know how to fix this issue?

The proposed duplicate question deals with Win 10 shutdown problems, but different issues and the solutions do not apply.

Best Answer

To make the shutdown buttons shutdown the PC you have to change some settings in the power options.

  1. Navigate to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\System Settings
  2. Click on the text which says "Change Settings that are currently unavailable"
  3. Uncheck "Turn on fast startup (recommended)"
  4. click "Save changes" at the bottom of the screen
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