What a long press of the Windows PC power button does
Technology · First reported 30 Oct, 18:32 · Updated 18:37
A report describes a Windows support case involving a force-shutdown, while another account discusses how long-press timing may relate to emergency kernel dumps. The supplied centre-side excerpt does not include the case’s cause or detailed timing.
- The centre-side excerpt says a Windows 3.1-era support case had a simple cause and is relevant to understanding force-shutting down a PC.
- The excerpt does not identify the cause of that support case or give power-button timing details.
- A separate account says Windows may record an emergency kernel dump after an eight-second hold, while a 12-second hold can turn off power at the hardware level; its author questions how those figures relate to typical motherboard timing.
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- Centre excerpt's historical case
- A Windows 3.1-era support case with a simple cause; the cause is not named.
- Kernel-dump timing described elsewhere
- The account says Windows recognizes an eight-second hold and may create a kernel dump.
- Hardware power-off timing described elsewhere
- The account says a 12-second hold turns off power at the hardware level.
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