Hello everybody, a customer has a Windows 7 workstation and wants to shutdown is using the power button even if there is a program running. By default, the warning about running programs appear, with the option of a forced shutdown. Is there a way to disable that warning and have Windows 7 terminate the running programs even if the don't quit on their own? I guess there could exist some registry value for that. Best Regards, Stefan Falk

Follow the instructions on this link http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61294-shut-down-computer-shortcut-create.html Thanks! JagJag363

Hi, As JagJag363 says, you may shutdown the computer via the shortcut or shutdown command line. But you can not use the Power button to shut down the computer without running programs warning. This is by design. Meantime, this behavior will ensure that you do not have any documents or tasks are not being saved unless you specify the /f option. The following link for your reference. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732503(WS.10).aspx Regards, Juke TechNet Subscriber support in form. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hello everybody, I was out of office and could not respond earlier - my apologies. Thank you for the information and the tip with the shutdown shortcut. Best Regards, Stefan Falk