Brand new laptop 'Windows was not properly shut down'

OnlyAlex · 22 Nov 2023 at 18:28

I've had a new Lenovo IdeaPad laptop for about a week and today the start up time is a bit longer than normal and I keep seeing after most boots today 'Windows was not properly shut down' in reliability history.

I remember this happening on Windows 11 on another Lenovo device last year that I bought and it went away, but it didn't happen so many times in one day - maybe a one off before.

Should I return the laptop? Everything is fine with it, the device turns off when I click 'shutdown' from start menu.

I'm a bit confused, some advice appreciated! Thanks.

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OnlyAlex · 22 Nov 2023 at 18:54

GaryTheSnail said:
No, most systems will get this.

Just checked 3 others. They all get this message every now and again.

Ignore it.

Thank you so much, that's really helpful as it's literally brand new haha.

OnlyAlex · 22 Nov 2023 at 20:37

GaryTheSnail said:
Nothing to worry about

It's windows been a douche bag.

Nothing new there then!

OnlyAlex · 23 Nov 2023 at 10:37

Glanza said:
Are you waiting for the lights to go off before closing the lid after shutting down?

Disable fast start up too as that can cause issues.

Yeah, I think it’s fast start up to be honest. Thanks!

OnlyAlex · 23 Nov 2023 at 19:06

Mujja said:
Holding SHIFT while pressing shutdown gives it a full shutdown. Saves changing power setting if you want to try a shutdown without disabling fast startup.

Ahh I didn’t know that, thank you. Thankfully the issue has completely gone away today, so perhaps Windows was having a wobble.