Force shutdown windows 8

Cancel Submit. Geethu B Moderator. Hi Gustavo , I can imagine the inconvenience you have experienced. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Geethu B's post on July 14, Hi Geethu,. The 1st one after the troubleshooting fixed the "problems" of time between dim display and sleep and etc.. I will wait some days to check if the problem is solved.

Hi Gustavo, Thank you for the reply, Please check if the issue occurs again or not and keep us updated on the status of the issue. In reply to Geethu B's post on July 17, Dear Geethu,. The problems were not solved. I thought that updating my windows 8 would solve, but it is still freezing all the time. Almost all my attempts to hibernate, it freezes.

Press and release the power button to turn your Surface back on. You should see the Surface logo. If these steps don't resolve the problem, you can submit a service order to Microsoft to access available repair or replacement options.

Go to Device Service and Repair , register, and then select your Surface to start a service order. Windows stops responding on Surface. Surface Devices Surface More Note: This video is available in English only. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! I have a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard , and have installed the Free Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center , which allows you to easily program the available hot keys on Microsoft keyboards and mice.

While many of the keys on this particular keyboard are assigned specific actions, such as volume controls or launching Internet Explorer, there are five keys, called My Favorites, at the top center of the keyboard that aren't assigned to any special operations.

Using the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, you can easily configure these keys to access Web sites, open files, launch programs, and even run command line tools. Returning to eight command lines shown in Table A above, I chose five to assign to the customizable hot keys on my Microsoft keyboard: Shutdown, Restart, Hibernate, Sign off, and Switch. As you can see, there are a number of different ways that you can shut down a Windows 8 system.

What method do you currently use? Are you interested in employing one of the keyboard or power button techniques shown in this article? As always, if you have comments or information to share about this topic, please take a moment to drop by the TechRepublic Community Forums and let us hear from you. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.

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