"If you shut down now, you could lose unsaved work" even though not logged in


King Mustard

King Mustard

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Windows 11
When I first turn on any of my Windows 11 PCs, they show the lock screen.

However, if I click on the Power icon then click 'Shut down', I get a dialogue stating:

If you shut down now, you and any other people using this PC could lose unsaved work.
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Why does this appear, even though no one is logged in?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650M Pro RS
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" LG C4 OLED, 42" LG C2 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    2x 4K (100% scaling)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Keyboard
    Tecware Phantom RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
I get that as well and I continued to shutdown without issue, but if you are not the only user like I am, there may be some issues. 🤷‍♂️
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 26100.3037
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Alienware Aurora R16
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total Cache)
    Motherboard
    Dell Alienware
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080 Super
    Sound Card
    Intel but not working
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Corsair XENEON 32QHD165
    Screen Resolution
    2560 X 1440
    Hard Drives
    1-2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    1-4TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    PSU
    1000 Watt Platinum Dell
    Case
    Alienware
    Cooling
    Liquid Closed Loop
    Keyboard
    Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 Pro
    Internet Speed
    1000Gb's Down-20 Up
    Browser
    Firefox 134.0.2
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Very Quiet And Fast
    CyberPower UPS CP1500PFCLCD
  • Operating System
    Optimum 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    IBuypower
    CPU
    Intel Core i3 1315u
    Motherboard
    ASRock
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY RTX 4017
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2419HGCF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 2TB SNV2S20006 PCIe 4.0 M.2.2280
    SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280
    PSU
    850Watt
    Case
    Small
    Cooling
    Closed loop Liquid
    Mouse
    IBP
    Keyboard
    IBP
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Firefox 133.0
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Noisy but fast
Josey Wales said:
I get that as well and I continued to shutdown without issue, but if you are not the only user like I am, there may be some issues. 🤷‍♂️
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I myself have two Windows 11 machines, one with one user and one with four users, and the message appears on both.

But it happens on almost all Windows 11 machines I have personally seen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650M Pro RS
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" LG C4 OLED, 42" LG C2 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    2x 4K (100% scaling)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Keyboard
    Tecware Phantom RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
King Mustard said:
I myself have two Windows 11 machines, one with one user and one with four users, and the message appears on both.

But it happens on almost all Windows 11 machines I have personally seen.
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Is there a problem if you do it on the one with Four users? I really don't think it will do anything. I also have the Lock Screen turned off, but if I sign out and then shutdown, I get that MSG.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 26100.3037
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Alienware Aurora R16
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total Cache)
    Motherboard
    Dell Alienware
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080 Super
    Sound Card
    Intel but not working
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Corsair XENEON 32QHD165
    Screen Resolution
    2560 X 1440
    Hard Drives
    1-2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    1-4TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    PSU
    1000 Watt Platinum Dell
    Case
    Alienware
    Cooling
    Liquid Closed Loop
    Keyboard
    Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 Pro
    Internet Speed
    1000Gb's Down-20 Up
    Browser
    Firefox 134.0.2
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Very Quiet And Fast
    CyberPower UPS CP1500PFCLCD
  • Operating System
    Optimum 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    IBuypower
    CPU
    Intel Core i3 1315u
    Motherboard
    ASRock
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY RTX 4017
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2419HGCF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 2TB SNV2S20006 PCIe 4.0 M.2.2280
    SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280
    PSU
    850Watt
    Case
    Small
    Cooling
    Closed loop Liquid
    Mouse
    IBP
    Keyboard
    IBP
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Firefox 133.0
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Noisy but fast
Josey Wales said:
Is there a problem if you do it on the one with Four users? I really don't think it will do anything. I also have the Lock Screen turned off, but if I sign out and then shutdown, I get that MSG.
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I have not noticed any issues. It just seems like an odd message.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650M Pro RS
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" LG C4 OLED, 42" LG C2 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    2x 4K (100% scaling)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Keyboard
    Tecware Phantom RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
King Mustard said:
I have not noticed any issues. It just seems like an odd message.
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You can use the Hub to report it, one of their Bots may take a look at it. :-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 26100.3037
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Alienware Aurora R16
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total Cache)
    Motherboard
    Dell Alienware
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4080 Super
    Sound Card
    Intel but not working
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Corsair XENEON 32QHD165
    Screen Resolution
    2560 X 1440
    Hard Drives
    1-2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    1-4TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
    PSU
    1000 Watt Platinum Dell
    Case
    Alienware
    Cooling
    Liquid Closed Loop
    Keyboard
    Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 Pro
    Internet Speed
    1000Gb's Down-20 Up
    Browser
    Firefox 134.0.2
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Very Quiet And Fast
    CyberPower UPS CP1500PFCLCD
  • Operating System
    Optimum 11 24H2 Build 26100.2454
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    IBuypower
    CPU
    Intel Core i3 1315u
    Motherboard
    ASRock
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY RTX 4017
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2419HGCF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 2TB SNV2S20006 PCIe 4.0 M.2.2280
    SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280
    PSU
    850Watt
    Case
    Small
    Cooling
    Closed loop Liquid
    Mouse
    IBP
    Keyboard
    IBP
    Internet Speed
    1GB
    Browser
    Firefox 133.0
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Noisy but fast
This appears if you have shared folders or printer and Windows cannot tell if a remote computer is using them, so it warns you that if you shutdown someone could lose data (if he has an open file not yet saved).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
spapakons said:
This appears if you have shared folders or printer and Windows cannot tell if a remote computer is using them, so it warns you that if you shutdown someone could lose data (if he has an open file not yet saved).
Click to expand...
Many of the computers I have experienced this with have not had shared folders created by the user.

Perhaps the OS has shared some folders by default?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650M Pro RS
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" LG C4 OLED, 42" LG C2 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    2x 4K (100% scaling)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Keyboard
    Tecware Phantom RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
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