Shawn,
I am having multiple shutdowns per day. When I restart I have a message that says:

Keep USB drive plugged in
Only remove it after your PC has shut down completely. Otherwise, your Windows To Go
workspace might crash and you could lose data.

I do not use Windows To Go. I have unplugged all my USB devices(bar code scanner, check scanner, external hard drive) except my keyboard and mouse. I have run devnodecleaner. I have restarted the computer and followed both of the procedures above but have not been able to disable Windows To Go.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Heat

Shawn,

Thank you for the quick reply. Unfortunately there is no "Portable Operating System" listed in that location. I have daily full Acronis backups from up to 7 days ago, which would be prior to this problem. Other than remounting an image from them, is there any other help they might be?

Thanks again,

Heat

Shawn,

Mounting an image is a last resort. I would prefer to understand the root cause of the problem. And like most problems that is a tall order. Is there a way to look at the registry in those files to see if that "PortableOperatingSystem" is in the registry of that image?

I'd like to offer some more information that may or may not help troubleshoot the issue.

The "

Keep USB drive plugged in

" message shows on restarts. Sometimes the restart just initiates while I am on the computer which I do not understand.
It always happens after I have been away from it long enough for the screen saver to come on and then the monitor to shut off(which was set at 5 mins and 15 mins respectfully). If I wake the computer while the monitor is still on with the screen saver active(between 5 and 15mins) then the message does not appear. However if the monitors have shut off then the computer will not "wake" and I have to force the power off by holding the power button down. Of course this might be justification for the message. So I have changed power settings to never turn off the monitor. In the morning I expect to see the screen saver and will see if the computer wakes after that.

I would also like to say that earlier today I tried multiple times to do a "Repair Install of Windows 10 with an in-place Upgrade" per your post 09 jan 2019. I tried 3 times. Once from a USB, once from a DVD, and once from a desktop file. All three times Windows setup said this PC could not run Windows 10. I find this odd as it has been running it for 6+ months in its current configuration.

Again any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Heat

Nice Tutorial Brother Shawn Brink .

Shawn,

No I'm sorry I do not remember what I had for breakfast on 5/6 no less what I might have done out of the ordinary on my computer that day. The yellow sticky note on my desk tells me the trouble started on 5/7. My backups occur at 3:00am so I am undecided as to reimage 5/7 or 5/6.

In any case, this morning the main/left monitor was still on. No screen saver working. Just one of the Win 10 images with the time. Tapping the keyboard I expected to have to enter my password but she went right into restart mode. And of course I got the "Keep the USB plugged" in message again. Although last night after I replied above I realized that my USB printer was still hooked up so I unplugged it leaving just the USB keyboard and mouse overnight.

I power my computer through a UPS. The UPS says the batteries are 100% but I don't believe it so I am going to shut it off and run with out it today to see if that has any impact.

Thanks for listening. Though I rarely post, when I have a problem and look for solutions on the windows forums I always look for and use your posts first. You have been my unknowing savior multiple times in the past.

Thanks,

Heat

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Shawn,

Just shut down normally to take the UPS off line. Even with a normal shut down and start I get the "Keep USB plugged in" message.

Also, my sign in option has changed from pin to password for some unknown reason. In other words I didn't make that change.

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Heat

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Shawn,

I left for an hour after disconnecting the UPS and logging back on. Came back to the same screen and situation I had earlier this morning. So I have to assume that the UPS has nothing to do with the problem. Verifying the internal power supply, which is 6 months old, however is another story.

Hmmmmmmm,

Heat