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[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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 10 months ago (1 children)

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 10 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.