Issue Preventing Restart: A Non-Functioning Entity Thwarting Operations

1. Force shutdown and restart 
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds Force shutdown → Restart 
2. Check for updates 
Settings → Windows Update → Install all pending updates 
3. Run Windows Troubleshooting 
Settings → System → Troubleshooting → Other Troubleshooting 
Run Power and Windows Update Troubleshooting 
4. Disable Fast Startup 
Control Panel → Power Options → Select Power button function 
Click on "Change currently unavailable settings" 
Uncheck "Enable fastboot" → Save changes 
5. Check system processes 
 Reboot in safe mode 
Settings → System → Recovery → Advanced Startup → Reboot Now 
Go to Troubleshooting → Advanced Options → Startup Settings → Reboot 
Press F4 to go to Safe Mode → Test to see if you can reboot correctly 
6. Check hung processes 
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager Shift + Esc to open Task Manager 
to check if there are unresponsive applications → End Task 
7. Run system repair commands 
cmd 
sfc /scannow 
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth 
8. Power Management Reset 
Switch off and unplug the power supply 
Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds to discharge the power supply 
Reboot to test 
9. Check for Disk Errors 
Administrator CMD Run: 
cmd 
chkdsk C: /f /r 
Reboot to perform a scan 
10. Reset Windows 
Settings → System → Recovery → Reset this computer 
Select Keep My Files (to avoid data loss) 
or Erase Completely (for a complete reset)