Almost every time you want to restart or power off your Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10 device, the OS will prompt you with the following message “A number of Programs Still Need to close” where a number of programs might be 1, 2 and so on. These programs might have unsaved data and that’s why Windows is preventing you from shutting down. But, in most cases, the programs that must be manually closed aren’t using any data at all, so the alert message isn’t useful. Due to some reasons, the “Programs still need to close” Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10 message will become quite annoying.
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So, if you know that you are always saving your data before closing a program, or before shutting down or rebooting your Windows-based device, you can now choose to disable this in-built feature. In order to do so, you just have to complete the steps below.
How to block ‘Programs still need to close’ alert
Keep in mind that this solution might trigger some issues on your computer. More specifically, your apps and programs might close before saving important data. This means that you could lose all your work in a second. So, do use this method only if you really need it. That is how you can disable the “Programs still need to close” feature on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10. Now, you will be able to reboot or power off your device without having to force close programs or without dealing with any other prompts or alerts. So, we are done for today; stay close as further Windows 10, 8 tips, tricks and guides will be developed for your tablet, laptop or desktop. RELATED STORIES TO CHECK OUT:
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