Users can specify what action to take when the power button is pressed on a computer running Windows. One can choose to shut down, sleep, or do nothing. Users can also specify what action to take when the sleep button is pressed on a computer running Windows 11. These different settings are there to help you manage your computer. Another action users can specify when the power button is pressed is to force the computer to shut down. A normal shutdown is where Windows may wait for background processes to finish or allow users to save documents before shutting the computer. When you enable forced button/lid shutdown, and a user presses the power button to shut down the system, any open documents might not be saved and data loss could occur. Below is how to enable or disable forced button/lid shutdown in Windows 11.
Turn on or off forced button/lid shutdown
As described above, when you enable forced button/lid shutdown, and a user presses the power button to shut down the system, any open documents might not be saved and data loss could occur. Here’s how to enable or disable it on Windows First, launch the Control Panel app in Windows 11. When the Control Panel app opens, go to Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options. In the Power Options settings pane, select the active power plan, under the preferred plans, and click the Change plan settings link. Next, click Change advanced power settings link as highlighted below. Expand open the Power buttons and lid and Enable forced button/lid shutdown settings. Under the Enable forced button/lid shutdown, choose the settings which should apply when using battery or when Plugged in:
On battery: Off On Plugged in: Off On
Make your selection and click OK to save your settings. That should do it! Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/power-settings/power-button-and-lid-settings-power-button-forced-shutdown Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable forced button/lid shutdown in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
