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When you choose ‘Shut down’ in Windows, what happens?

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All apps and data are closed and the PC powers off completely

The Shut down command in Windows closes all running applications, saves unsaved work prompts, clears the system memory (RAM), and then cuts power to the hardware completely.

Unlike Sleep or Hibernate, no session state is preserved in memory or on disk for a quick resume; the next boot starts the operating system afresh.

Stand-by and low-power-with-apps-in-memory describe Sleep mode, while saving the session to disk before powering off describes Hibernate, not Shut down.

Hence, choosing Shut down closes all apps and data and powers off the PC completely.

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