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If you regularly just want to close down Windows without being nagged that you have apps open, there is a registry tweak that can help. Stop Windows App Manager pausing shutdown Or you can use a registry tweak to stop the screen displaying. So a little extra vigilance is required to make sure your laptop actually shuts down. It will display the alert saying that apps are still open and then do nothing. The downside of this is that Windows will do its usual stall if you have any apps open. This will not only save battery but also keep your data secure as you will need to log in again when booting up, presuming you don’t have automatic login enabled.

The next time you close your laptop lid, Windows will shut down completely.

Select Shut down for both battery and plugged in options next to ‘When I close the lid’.

Select Choose what closing the lid does from the left menu.

Select the Additional power settings text link.

Right click the Windows Start button and select Power Options.

I’m using Windows 10 Creators Update here but the process is much the same for Windows 7 and 8. It is actually very simple to set up Windows to automatically shut down when you close the laptop lid.