Well, as the OP I declared this thread Solved once we had a thorough understanding of what was going on - that this was a deliberate (but completely undocumented) feature introduced in the FCU.
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I suspect, after an unexpectedly hostile reaction to this unannounced new feature (what do you mean 'you don't like it?' We designed it for you!) it was a case of looking for an existing setting...

Thanks for spotting that. My tests with x64 Home, build 16299.214 confirm your results.

No, that particular setting is still available in 'Sign-in options', it's the others like Pin and Picture password that are greyed out. I use no password and I can toggle the switch for 'use your...

Strictly speaking, for the public release shouldn't that be "There will be" when 1803 arrives? 1709 is build 16299, only Insiders can turn it off at present.

Well, we just have to wait for 1803 now, whatever that's going to be called ('Spring Surprise'?)...

Thanks again @LEOPEVA64,

Result! :dinesh::thumbsup:

That info is also given on page 14 of that lengthy thread, meanwhile on page 13 was this gem...


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Thanks LEOPEVA64, took a while, but I found the thread that's from......

It should not be possible to open two instances of Task Manager, but this new 'feature' makes it so. The first is reopened by Windows on a restart, the second by a .bat file in my Startup folder that...

You sure? Open IE and Task Manager then shut down and restart. See if you still think it works.

Not for me. That setting is already turned off and the apps like IE and Task Manager still reopen when I shut down and restart.

Results time.

Bear in mind this is a low spec machine. The times are relatively slow, but it is a valid comparison as, other than the OS build, all else is identical - same installed software, ...

Unfortunately I don't have an account that can follow your link. Then I got thinking, are these screens truly 'additional' (ie. they add to the time taken) or are they alternatives to what was going...

Looks like a useful addition. A workaround is a better approach than a registry hack for the Start Menu Power button behaviour. Such a 'fix' (if one could be found) may get in the way of further...

disconnect the speaker :D

Listen and judge for yourself...
https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/96209-how-can-i-update-my-bios-15.html#post1184752 (post #142)

Cortana, for all her modern ways, is just an 'ol fashioned gal at heart.

Me: "Hey Cortana, shut down my PC"

Cortana: "I can help with this....."

...and she does it the old fashioned way -...

:roflmao:

Usefully for me in all my testing, so does Regedit.

No Win7ine, it doesn't. What it uses is a function that's been in Windows since Vista and previously only available to users via the command prompt: shutdown /g or shutdown /sg

The Start menu's...

Actually, while testing/reporting on this issue I've come more and more to rely on apps reopening on a restart. Regedit and IE are both apps that reopen. IE even reopens with my partially complete...

This item in @Brink's tutorial may help change the behaviour, I'll have to test that...
Optimize Performance of Windows 10

...but before I do, note that if Microsoft have added this new feature...

essenbe, That works. This new 'feature' only applies to apps that were left open when you shut down.

:thumbsup:

Some notes in Shut Down Computer in Windows 10 and Restart Computer in Windows 10 about the changed behaviour since 1709 would help too. Feel free to include any (or none) of my summary :)