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  1. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Grep, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    A forced shutdown is just that. It forces Windows to shut down instantly.

    The only problem with always using a forced shutdown is if something just happens to be currently in the progress of being saved when you do a forced shutdown, it will be lost.

    If you wait for anything running to finish and close everything before doing a forced shutdown, then it will minimize the risk of having an issue.
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  3. kelod467
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    Windows 10 64bit
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    i still consider help and only found:


    regedit


    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop


    New String Value


    AutoEndTasks = 1


    Shutdown/Restart Windows 10 without Prompting "Shutdown/Restart Anyway"
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  4. Brink
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    AutoEndTask Apps Not Responding at Shutdown in Windows | Windows 8 Help Forums

    Shut Down -Speed Up
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  6. TechnoMage2016
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    Win 7 Pro, SP1, x86, Win-11/Pro/64
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    It's not necessary to screw around in your Registry!

    Just create a Desktop Shortcut with this syntax.....

    %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 1

    Yes, there are three (3) spaces in that command!

    That is the Quick Shutdown shortcut that I used for all the years that I ran Windows 7.
    If I don't try to shutdown with a bunch of programs OPEN, my average shutdown time is around 5 sec's.

    And, by pinning that shortcut to your Task Bar, it becomes a "One Click Shutdown".

    Cheers Mate!
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