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Hello,
This is my first post on the forum. I've been searching for a solution for this for weeks now and it's getting really frustrating.
When I initiate a reboot of the computer the usual blue screen with programs shutting down pops up.
... but when it's done with that it just stops. The blue "restarting" screen with a white spinning wheel is still there and never changes.
Something is keeping my computer from rebooting and I don't know what. Currently I'm just forced to hold the power button to force the power off.
How can I diagnose what is keeping it from rebooting? Is there a log I can look at or a program I can use? I'm ok with using 3rd party programs.
EDIT: Sometimes it is possible to make it reboot if it has recently started up, which makes me think an application is at fault.
I found a topic about rebooting that advises you to try rebooting with an elevated cmd prompt and the command "Shutdown /R". I'll try that next time I need it rebooted.
I'm still very interested in diagnosing what's causing it. If you know any tools I can use to do that don't hesitate to answer.
This is my first post on the forum. I've been searching for a solution for this for weeks now and it's getting really frustrating.
When I initiate a reboot of the computer the usual blue screen with programs shutting down pops up.
... but when it's done with that it just stops. The blue "restarting" screen with a white spinning wheel is still there and never changes.
Something is keeping my computer from rebooting and I don't know what. Currently I'm just forced to hold the power button to force the power off.
How can I diagnose what is keeping it from rebooting? Is there a log I can look at or a program I can use? I'm ok with using 3rd party programs.
EDIT: Sometimes it is possible to make it reboot if it has recently started up, which makes me think an application is at fault.
I found a topic about rebooting that advises you to try rebooting with an elevated cmd prompt and the command "Shutdown /R". I'll try that next time I need it rebooted.
I'm still very interested in diagnosing what's causing it. If you know any tools I can use to do that don't hesitate to answer.
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