'Windows was not properly shut down' every time I turn the PC off!

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I did see the thread about a laptop showing a similar error but I'm not sure if this is the same, but every time I turn my PC off (right click windows icon, select 'shut down') the reliability monitor shows that windows shut down unexpectedly!

I only went looking for a fault in reliability monitor as one of my programs wasnt remembering its status on reboot, even though it should...That in itself isn't an issue, but why isn't Windows shutting down correctly?

Any ideas?

Cheers
 
Custom desktop PC, built by myself, running Windows 11 Pro. Spec is in my Sig :)
The program is Intel XTU.

Everything runs fine, no crashes or instability, but no idea why Windows thinks it isn't shutting down properly
 
Are you on latest BIOS version 7D25vA8?

Are you on latest Intel Extreme Tuning Utility version 7.10.0.65?

If not, you can download it below:

www.techspot.com

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility XTU 7.14.2.14

Download Intel Extreme Tuning Utility XTU 7.14.2.14. OS support: Windows 10/11. Category: Other Devices
www.techspot.com www.techspot.com

If it will not fix shutdown issue then maybe it could be MSI Z690 Pro-A LED firmware need update through MSI Center app.
 
Bios is bang up to date, from msi's own website.....Not sure what version you have listed above, but thats not for my motherboard m8.
And XTU tells me its up to date with no updates.

Interestingly, when I open XTU it tells me it was'nt shut down properly :confused: Which is probably why it doesnt remember any settings that its supposed to carry over from a restart/reboot.

I might just uninstall XTU for a few days and see what happens.
 
Do you turn the power off at the walls too after the PC shuts down? If you have fast startup enabled in Windows then the PC doesn't actually shut down, it actually hibernates the OS to allow it to boot faster when it "turns on". I highly advise turning it off since leaving it on can also cause other potential issues.
 
Reset BIOS to defaults and config up any specific settings relevant (XMP etc) - It could likely be the sleep/power state BIOS settings are off whack.
 
Yeah it was something I hadn't checked, and was actually surprised to see it enabled. I probably thought with the power plan set to high performance it would be disabled or something.
I'll see how it goes :)
 
mrk said:
Fast startup is often the cause of various weird problems, It's not necessary on a modern machine with an SSD anyway.
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Not necessary on a modern machine with an SSD? No I disagreed. 10 years ago I tested to see how fast startup was on Windows 8, turned on saw it booted in 7 secs but turned off caused it booted slower at 15 secs. That is with fast boot enabled in UEFI so I tried disabled fast boot caused tablet to booted much slower at 30 secs. I strongly recommended to leave both fast startup on and fast boot enabled alone to boot SSD much faster in 7 secs.

Someone uploaded video compared fast startup on and off on Acer Nitro 5 laptop with Intel 12th gen Alder Lake CPU, booted slower with fast startup off.


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Fast startup is absolutely necessary on a modern machine with an SSD anyway. Never had any weird problems with all of my devices with SSDs for 10 years.
 
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The sake of a few seconds is not a big diffeence, the offset is that if a piece of hardware does not initialise properly at POST then it won't work properly in Windows because fast boot has been enabled. If the speed difference of half/double then sure, but it isn't, it's the sake of a few seconds. A half decent SSD modern PC will boot in 15~ seconds, the bulk of that time is POST when hardware initialises during POST. It doesn't matter if you're on a slow or fast SSD, an SSD is an SSD, and will still load super fast anyway on a modern machine.

My machine's example: Cold booting results in 11 seconds to get to the logon screen, 0 seconds after logon screen as evereyhthing I had open efore shutdown is instantly loaded anyway. Gen 3 SSD (970 Evo Plus). That's from the moment the Mobo UEFI logo with spinning indicator appears after pressing the power button. I do not have fast boot or fast startup enabled and never have. Even on the old SATA boot SSDs the boot times were the same relative to the non UEFI counterpart I had on the old mobos as opposed to now being UEFI (pre-Windows 11).

Refs:

Fast Startup (Windows):
  • When Fast Startup is enabled, your computer doesn’t perform a regular shut down. Since applying new system updates often requires a shutdown, you may not be able to apply updates and turn your computer off. Restart is unaffected, though, so it still performs a full cold shutdown and restart of your system. If a shutdown doesn’t apply your updates, a restart still will.
  • Fast Startup can interfere slightly with encrypted disk images. Users of encryption programs like TrueCrypt have reported that encrypted drives they had mounted before shutting down their system were automatically remounted when starting back up. The solution for this is just to manually dismount your encrypted drives before shutting down, but it is something to be aware of. (This doesn’t affect the full disk encryption feature of TrueCrypt, just disk images. And BitLocker users shouldn’t be affected.)
  • Systems that don’t support hibernation won’t support Fast Startup either. Some devices just don’t play well with hibernation. You’ll have to experiment with it to see whether your devices respond well or not.
  • When you shut down a computer with Fast Startup enabled, Windows locks down the Windows hard disk. You won’t be able to access it from other operating systems if you have your computer configured to dual-boot. Even worse, if you boot into another OS and then access or change anything on the hard disk (or partition) that the hibernating Windows installation uses, it can cause corruption. If you’re dual booting, it’s best not to use Fast Startup or Hibernation at all.
  • Depending on your system, you may not be able to access BIOS/UEFI settings when you shut down a computer with Fast Startup enabled. When a computer hibernates, it does not enter a fully powered down mode. Some versions of BIOS/UEFI work with a system in hibernation and some do not. If yours doesn’t, you can always restart the computer to access BIOS, since the restart cycle will still perform a full shutdown.
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Fast Boot (BIOS):
When Fast Boot is enabled, these problems may occur:
  • You can't access BIOS Setup during boot with the F2 key.
  • You can't boot to an optical drive or USB drive to install an operating system.
  • You can't boot to a network.
  • Wake System from S5 option won't work.
  • Boot from Network, Optical, and Removable Devices are disabled.
  • Video and USB devices (keyboard, mouse, drives) won't be available until the operating system loads
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Does fast startup affect SSD?​

There’s no point in having fast startup enabled for SSDs. You can also save space by disabling hibernation – which must be enabled for fast startup. Fast startup is a feature that is significant for HDDs.
(https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-or-disable-fast-boot-in-uefi-bios-in-windows)
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