Forced reboot |

Three options are available. Ask to close Default value. Each running application is given the chance to block the shutdown of Windows. Applications will typically block a shutdown if there is data that has not been saved to disk. Force to close

Forces processes to terminate. When option is selected, the system does not ask each running application for permission to shut down Windows. This can cause the applications to lose data. Therefore, you should only use this flag in an emergency.

Force if hung

If applications do not respond to the query to ask for shutdown permission, then they are forced to close. This option is only taken into account in Windows2000 and XP. In other versions of Windows selecting this option is the same as selecting, “Force to close”.

See also

Overview

Reboot types