Windows 11 reboots instead of shutting down

Anonymous
2024-02-16T13:47:55.97+00:00

My Windows 11 Dell laptop keeps rebooting instead of shutting down. Everytime I try to shut down it boots up again after less than a second. I've looked in the event viewer and there, I see the two events below.

I came across this link https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-reboots-when-i-try-to-shutdown/44ef0577-7b36-4d92-8148-d992739cc344 and did what they said there, but nothing works.

The kernel power manager has initiated a shutdown transition.
Action: Power Action Shutdown Off 
Event Code: 0x0 
Reason: Kernel API
The system has prepared for a system initiated reboot from Active.

Things I've tried

  • Unchecked for all devices "Allow this device to wake up the computer"
  • Disabled & enabled fastboot
  • Ran SFC /scannow: no issues were found
  • Disabled all boot features in the BIOS, like WakeOnLan, WakeOnUsb, etc.
  • Reset power settings to default using powercfg -restoredefaultschemes
  • Turned off and on "Memory Integrity" in "Core Isolation" inside Windows Security
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  1. Docs 15,761 Reputation points
    2024-02-20T07:36:31.4966667+00:00

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