How to initiate a Full Reboot/Shutdown on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Question

Environment: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update / 1709

Background: There is a new feature in the Fall Creators update where post reboot applications and browser windows are reopened to the state they were in before the reboot.

Issue: The only time I really reboot is when I no longer want the applications to be open. It's driving me crazy that I can't fully shutdown/reboot the machine.

Solutions attempted I always reboot by using Win+R and running Shutdown -r -t 0. The -r option should do a full reboot but that isn't working for me.

Any other suggestions or hacks to control via command-line on how to do a full reboot vs. this Zombie reboot (Which is a feature I like when I did not want to reboot and had to).

Solution

Open Cortana settings and disable the option Pick up where I left off

Now the programs should no longer open again.

If this doesn't help, open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) go to Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Logon Option

Set the Policy Name: Sign-in last interactive user automatically after a system-initiated restart to Disabled.

Comments

[Christopher Hostage]

Don't go fooling around with alternative shutdown methods. Instead, turn off the feature which is giving you problems. Disable Windows 10 Cortana "Pick up where I left off".

[Aman Arneja - MSFT]

Makes sense. I would like to be able to control it ideally such that by default it picks up where I left off but when I explicitly run the command with the right options it doesn't pick up

[magicandre1981]

if you don't like my solution with turning it off run this command to fully shutdown: shutdown /r /f /t 0

[Alex Zhukovskiy]

Unfortunfately doesn't work on most recent version.

[magicandre1981]

@AlexZhukovskiy which version? 1809?

[Alex Zhukovskiy]

I do have 1803.

[magicandre1981]

@AlexZhukovskiy turn off the option "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device and reopen my apps after an update or restart. " in settings app under "Settings > Accounts > Sign-In Options"

[Alex Zhukovskiy]

I don't have this option: i.imgur.com/XAxyAZp.png so I disabled it via gpedit (as you suggested), but it didn't work.

[magicandre1981]

@AlexZhukovskiy I see the option in 1809. I no longer run 1803