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Windows 7 boots after normal restart but not after shutdown
Okay, the title may make it sound like similar threads, but I don't believe this to be the case.
I got my hands on an HP elitebook 8440p. Not a bad laptop, all things considered.
I installed windows 7 ultimate x64 on it and all was well.
Installed the drivers, ran a few tests to ensure the hardware was good, and restarted.
All was well! SSD, so windows loads insanely fast. Browsed the web a bit, and again all was well. It didn't feel hot to the touch or anything.
So I was like, sweet! Turned it off using shutdown command from start menu. Walked away and played ps4 for a bit (maybe 2 hours?)
Came back to the laptop. Turned it on. Post screen goes through and then....black screen. No cursor, no nothing.
Hmm, odd, I thought. So I tried again. Same thing.
So I went into the bios and checked a few things. Everything looked good, so I didn't make any changes, but still I saved and exited.
Lo and behold, windows started right up.
Hmmm...very odd, I thought.
So that's the problem. Windows will restart just fine. Go to sleep or standby just fine. But when I shut it down, I HAVE to load up the bios and save and exit or windows will not load.
I am very smart about computers, but this problem eludes me. Any suggestions?