Cancelling Windows restart after process initiated

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Not sure if this is the right Forum to post this in, but just a quick question:

Is it possible to cancel a Restart if you have already initiated it? E.g. "Windows update has successfully installed, please restart to complete," hit the restart button for windows to restart but realise that something you were working on wasn't saved.

Before you ask, it's not a word document where a draft or restored information/data was kept temporary, it was a game i was playing and i was just about to complete it (GAH!) - saving wasn't possible and i had to continue the game with the pc switched on for last 3 days. I think i was about 5 minutes away from completing the game... ugh.

 

Thx for the quick reply.

My next question would be, is there a shortcut to command prompt using the windows key? e.g. Windows key + d = show desktop.

 

Maybe try doing a ctrl+alt+delete very quickly and stopping the process.

 

What is the process name for "windows restart" Mr Lee?

[edit] oh and i tried in command prompt "shutdown /a" and it works like a treat Told me a shutdown process wasn't intiated so i.e. it must work when one is initiated.

 

Doh! The basics hahha. Thanks Sparky, i understand why you have that username now

Oh and FYI, i am definately not starting that game again!

 

It may seem pointless, but you can create a little desktop icon to shutdown /a, then give it a nice little icon image. Just create a new shortcut on your desktop, with the command as the target.

That little trick earned me more than a few beers and wine when Sasser was doing the rounds

 

That's not a bad idea Jakamoko! Next question:

How to make a .bat file to execute "command prompt>shutdown /a" ?

I really need to keep up my studies

 

Doh! Thanks Sparky, i err knew it was err that easy ! i just wanted to test you! Thats right

 

It might be my computer is just to fast but i had that setup in a batch file and a shortcut in quick launch, I have never been quick enough to stop the shutdown.

Once teh actual shutdown process has started your stuck, its only if someone has started a remote shutdown and its counting down that you can stop it