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No choice was given (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by fastandcurious@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] fin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The power button has the right to legally shutdown the computer it belongs to

[-] fastandcurious@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Not any longer sadly, kinda amazing how windows has that much control, I always thought it was a way to brute force a shutdown when you can’t do anything else

Edit: I have the realized the error of my ways thanks to moody, 5sec hold on the power button forces a shutdown, pressing it once is just a software one

[-] moody@lemmings.world 15 points 9 months ago

Pressing the power button once does a software shutdown. Holding the power button for about 5 seconds will do a hard power off.

[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 8 points 9 months ago

It baffles me how many people don't know that.

My Mom didn't know and Windows was stuck, not even the clock ticking. She had to wait until I got home and powered it off.

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