We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Laptop not shutting down
Options
Firetastic
Posts: 596 Forumite
My Dad's laptop is not shutting down after doing updates. It's Windows 8.1. Is it safe to press and hold the power button?
Cheers.
It's fixed. He took the battery out and it's fine.
Cheers.
It's fixed. He took the battery out and it's fine.
0
Comments
-
I had a similar thing happen a few years ago,actually during updates,which did not progress. I, too took out the battery and had no further problems; even the update installed next time it was powered up.0
-
Once I inadvertently thought it had shut down when it was doing updates so I put the lid down. But it hadn't, the screen had just gone off. It was then frozen and I'm thinking "Oh no I've broke his laptop"
He just took the battery out and voila it booted back up with no problems. Ever since then I've been very careful to ensure it has actually shut down.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 350.8K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.5K Spending & Discounts
- 243.8K Work, Benefits & Business
- 598.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 176.8K Life & Family
- 257.1K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards