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My computer has often (but not always) completely shutoff during a cold boot process (towards the end of the Windows XP boot screen). When this happens I first need to boot in safe mode and then ...

These are the text commands you need to restart or shut down your computer via command prompt or PowerShell in Windows.

Before, when I shut down, it powered down and shut off my computer. Now, after installing XP, it just stops at the "it is now safe to turn off your computer" screen.