Note that Hibernate options isn’t enabled by default, but you can enable the same by following our how to enable Hibernation option in Windows 8/8.1 guide. Hover the mouse cursor on the Shut down option to see Sleep, Hibernate, and Restart options. The power user menu, in addition to various other options such as Command Prompt, Device Manager, Disk Management, Control Panel and Task Manager, now has a new option named Shut down.
The trick to bypass UAC is to create a scheduled task (with highest privileges) for each program that you want to run, and then invoke the scheduled task item manually. And when you’re using Start screen, either simultaneously press Windows + X keys or move the mouse pointer to the lower-left corner of the screen to see Windows logo animation and then do a right-click on it to see the power user menu. How to Run Programs elevated without UAC Prompt You can run apps elevated (as administrator) without getting the UAC elevation prompt when logged in to an administrator account. Dont know if it will work but this is the only thing i can find on google. When you are in desktop mode, either perform a right-click on the Start button or press Windows log key + X keys to see the power user menu. The best i can come up with is this - Restart or Shutdown Windows Without Loosing Running Programs - Cache Programs State. It essential does the same as using 'End Task' in Task Manager, but while elevated. I checked comp for viruses too, no finds. Tara, You could also try opening an elevated command prompt, and using the command below to try and kill it. The only solution for me now, before i shutdown windows, i kill the 'Taskhost.exe', and then shutdown. If i wait for task-host window to shutdown, same thing, it will never ever close.
Open Task Manager: Ctrl + Shift + Esc Lock your PC or switch users: Windows. In Windows 8.1, however, you don’t need to manually add power options to Start screen or other areas as Microsoft has simplified the job of restarting and shutting down Windows by adding restart, shutdown, and sleep options to the power user menu. Even when i force windows to shut-down, i get to the 'logging off' screen, but thats it - windows will never shutdown. The list displays key combinations that are intended to be pressed.