Hello
I keep getting this error everytime i shut down windows and cannot figure out what it could be. activation thing maybe? its a fairly new laptop (about month old - MSI GS40 6QE).
To add to what Chief is saying. Right click the Taskbar, and start the Task Manager. Go to the Processes tab. Look for AWindow End the process before shutting down.
Thanks both. I have checked the task manager and cannot find any instance of 'awindows.exe' open or running. is this an issue that anyone has seen before? i thought it might be activation windows but windows is already activated. any other ideas?
To add to what Chief is saying. Right click the Taskbar, and start the Task Manager. Go to the Processes tab. Look for AWindow End the process before shutting down.
well i formatted my new laptop to get rid of all the bloatware and started from scratch. could be anything ? as long as its nothing serious like BSOD erros i was getting on my previous laptop (which was sent for replacement) i am happy to re-format
Edit:- it looks like you have reinstalled so this problem has gone away, I add a tweak to stop this from happening I know what I am doing when I shut down, so the app or process warning can be removed, open a cmd elevated and run (copy paste):-
sorry what i meant was that i purchased a new laptop and re-formatted it to get rid of bloatware. This message is still appearing when i shut down the laptop
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