Windows 11

Windows 11 Shutdown Box Keeps Popping Up Randomly

  • Restart your windows 11 computer and open command prompt with administrative privileges and run SFC /scannow and wait for System file checker to complete scan.
  • In command Prompt -> Execute ->DISM /online /Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth and wait for windows to restore previous working windows version install.

On your windows 11 computer if you are getting windows 11 shutdown box appearing randomly on its own automatically then there is an issue with windows 11 update and check whether any updates of windows are pending and update windows 11 to the latest version and other methods explained below.

Windows 11 Shutdown Box Keeps Popping up Randomly

Below methods will help you get rid of windows 11 shutdown box keeps popping up randomly.

Restart Windows Computer

Step 1: Right click on start button

Step 2: Select Shut down or and Sign out and wait for your windows computer to restart. 

Once you restart your windows computer, if there are any technical temporary glitches then these issue will be resolved.

Run SFC Scannow in Command Prompt

Step 1: Click on search menu -> type in CMD and Right click on CMD and select Run as administrator.

Step 2: Click on yes in prompt (user account control panel) to make changes with command prompt.

Step 3: In elevated Command Prompt -> type in sfc /scannow and hit enter and wait for few minutes until system file check scan gets completed successfully.

Once you run System file checker in command prompt then it will scan for any corrupted field and replace it with original windows 11 files and your issue of windows 11 shutdown box keeps popping up randomly will be fixed.

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DISM Online Cleanup Image and Restore health

Step 1: open Command Prompt as administrator.

Step 2: In command prompt -> type in DISM /online /Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth and press enter key and it will deploy image servicing management tool.

Step 3: wait for DISM scan to complete 100 percent and dont interpup DISM.

Once the DISM scan gets completed and the restoration process gets completed successfully, then you wont get  any shutdown prompts on windows 11 or 10 computers.

Does Windows 11 shut down automatically?

Yes! Windows 11 will shutdown automatically if you have set windows 11 to shutdown or scheduled to shutdown or if windows 11 gets corrupted then windows 11 will automatically shutdown and restart and if you are experiencing issues then you can easily fix windows 11 from unexpected shutdowns.

Why Windows Shutdown Automatically

If your windows is shutting down automatically then your windows 11 computer is having heating issue and you need to avoid heavy software running on windows 11 computer and speed up windows computer and install SSD drive instead of HDD and fix any corrupted windows files or corrupted windows with clean slate windows 11 installation. 

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Lakshmi Durga