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Question

Does not start up normally after shutdown

Mar 18, 2017 6:13PM PDT

I have a Dell Laptop Inspiron 15 that I purchased more than two years ago. It came with Windows 7 that I updated to Windows 10 during the free update period. Ever since that update the startup procedure has been odd. I can live with it but it is annoying. After shut down, using the shutdown command, I have to hold the physical power button down about 10 seconds, release it and depress it again to turn on the computer. If I put the computer into sleep mode, again with the software sleep button, I then have to hold the physical power button down for several seconds until the power light comes on and then goes off apparently indicating a hard shut down. I have another Dell that I upgraded to Windows 10 at the same time and it works as expected, i.e. push the power button and the computer starts. It appears to me that the computer may not be powering off when I push the off button (software, not physical button) but may be in sleep mode because the current screens are saved. As I said, I can live with the problem but would love to figure out what is going on. I have set and reset the power options.

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Answer
My stupidity
Mar 18, 2017 6:26PM PDT

The power was set to put the computer into hibernation not to power it off. I must have looked at this 100 times and did not notice it. Fixed the problem. Tried to delete the post, but I didn't see a place to do that.

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I think it's a great post
Mar 18, 2017 6:40PM PDT

And one to save as it teaches us that some things are so simple to fix when we pay attention .
You went right back to the obvious setting and corrected it , it always pay's off when we recheck our work .

Bravo!

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I think this thread is so cool and clean
Mar 19, 2017 1:05PM PDT

that my posts should be deleted and this post locked and be made a sticky , at least for awhile ...