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   Message 4,498 of 4,852   
   Paul to Ed Cryer   
   Re: System crash and lock-out   
   07 Feb 26 00:06:45   
   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 2/6/2026 9:36 PM, Ed Cryer wrote:   
   > Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >> Ed Cryer  wrote:   
   >>> Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> I found out that in the Power Options for Win11 there's the option to   
   >>>>> choose what happens with shutdown, and mine was set to Sleep.   
   >>   
   >> where *exactly* that is, because AFAWK, there is no setting which sets   
   >> *shutdown* to sleep.   
   >   
   >   
   > Well, Frank, we'll change roles. I'll be the omniscient Win11 expert, and   
   you can be the humble student willing to learn    (:-   
   >   
   > Lesson one;   
   > Control Panel   
   > Power options   
   > Choose what the power buttons do.   
   >   
   > My "When I press the power button" was set to "Sleep". After changing it to   
   "Shut down" my "improper shutdown error" didn't occur.   
   >   
   > Ed   
   >   
      
   Which suggests the Sleep ACPI procedure isn't working properly.   
   It's dropping the sleep session on the floor.   
      
      Paul   
      
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