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+title: Advanced troubleshooting for Event ID 41 "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first"
+description: Describes the circumstances that cause a computer to generate Event ID 41, and provides guidance for troubleshooting the issue
+author: Teresa-Motiv
+ms.author: v-tea
+ms.date: 12/26/2019
+ms.prod: W10
+ms.topic: article
+ms.custom: 
+- CI 111437
+- CSSTroubleshooting
+audience: ITPro
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+keywords: 
+manager: kaushika
+
+---
+
+# Advanced troubleshooting for Event ID 41 "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first"
+
+> **Home users**
+> This article is intended for use by support agents and IT professionals. If you're looking for more information about blue screen error messages, please visit [Troubleshoot blue screen errors](https://support.microsoft.com/help/14238/windows-10-troubleshoot-blue-screen-errors).
+
+The preferred way to shut down Windows is to select **Start**, and then select an option to turn off or shut down the computer. Then the operating system closes all files and notifies the running services and applications so that they can write any data to disk and flush any caches.
+
+If your computer shuts down unexpectedly, Windows logs an event that resembles the following the next time the computer starts:
+
+> Event ID: 41  
+> Description: The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first.
+
+This event indicates that something unexpected happened that prevented Windows from shutting down correctly. Causes for such a shutdown include an interruption in the power supply or a Stop error. If feasible, Windows records any error codes as it shuts down. During the [kernel phase](advanced-troubleshooting-boot-problems.md#kernel-phase) of the next Windows startup, Windows checks for these codes and, if they are present, includes them in the event data of Event ID 41.
+
+## How to use Event ID 41 when troubleshooting an unexpected shutdown or restart
+
+By itself, Event ID 41 might not contain sufficient information to explicitly define what happened. Typically, you have to also consider what was happening at the time of the unexpected shutdown (for example, whether the power supply failed). Use the information in this article to identify a troubleshooting approach that is appropriate for your circumstances:
+
+- [Scenario 1](#scen1): The computer restarts because of a Stop error, and Event ID 41 contains a bug check code
+- [Scenario 2](#scen2): The computer restarts because you pressed and held the power button
+- Scenario 3: The computer restarts randomly or becomes completely unresponsive, and Event ID 41 is missing or does not include error code information
+
+### <a name="scen1"></a>Scenario 1: The computer restarts because of a Stop error, and Event ID 41 contains a bug check code
+
+When a computer shuts down or restarts because of a Stop error, Windows includes the Stop error data in Event ID 41 as part of the additional event data. This information includes the Stop error code (also called a bug check code), as shown in the following example:
+
+> EventData  
+> BugcheckCode 159  
+> BugcheckParameter1 0x3  
+> BugcheckParameter2 0xfffffa80029c5060  
+> BugcheckParameter3 0xfffff8000403d518  
+> BugcheckParameter4 0xfffffa800208c010  
+> SleepInProgress false  
+> PowerButtonTimestamp 0Converts to 0x9f (0x3, 0xfffffa80029c5060, 0xfffff8000403d518, 0xfffffa800208c010)  
+
+> [!NOTE]  
+> Event ID 41 includes the bug check code in decimal format. Most documentation on Stop error codes reference the code as a hexadecimal value instead of a decimal value. To convert decimal to hexadecimal, follow these steps:
+>  
+> 1. Select **Start**, and then type **calc** in the **Search** box.
+> 1. In the Calculator window, select **View** > **Programmer**.
+> 1. On the left side of calculator, make sure that **Dec** is selected.
+> 1. Use the keyboard to enter the decimal value of the **BugcheckCode** parameter.
+> 1. On the left side of the calculator, select **Hex**.  
+> The value that the calculator displays is now the hexadecimal code.
+>  
+> In the case of the example event data in this article, "159" converts to 0x0000009f. When a BugcheckCode entry is converted to a hexadecimal format, it should have eight digits. For example, 0x9F is typically documented as 0x0000009f, and 0xA is documented as 0x0000000A.  
+
+After you identify the hexadecimal value, use the following references to continue troubleshooting:
+
+- [Advanced troubleshooting for Stop error or blue screen error issue](troubleshoot-stop-errors.md).
+- [Bug Check Code Reference](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-code-reference2). This page lists links to documentation for different bug check codes.
+- [How to Debug Kernel Mode Blue Screen Crashes (for beginners)](https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2008/10/31/how-to-debug-kernel-mode-blue-screen-crashes-for-beginners/).
+
+### <a name="scen2"></a>Scenario 2: The computer restarts because you pressed and held the power button
+
+Because this method of restarting the computer interferes with Windows shutdown operations, we recommend only using this method if you have no alternative. For example, you might have to use this approach if your computer is not responding. When you restart the computer by pressing and holding the power button, the resulting Event ID 41 includes a non-zero value for the PowerButtonTimestamp entry.
+
+For help with troubleshooting an unresponsive computer, see [Windows Help](https://support.microsoft.com/hub/4338813/windows-help?os=windows-10). Consider searching for assistance by using keywords such as "hang," "responding," or "blank screen."
+
+For more information about a specific situation in which a computer may stop responding, see KB 974476, [The computer stops responding when an USB device resumes from the USB Selective Suspend state in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2](https://support.microsoft.com/help/974476/the-computer-stops-responding-when-an-usb-device-resumes-from-the-usb).
+
+### Scenario 3: The computer is unresponsive or randomly restarts, and Event ID 41 is missing or lists error code values of zero
+
+This scenario includes the following circumstances:
+
+- You shut off power to an unresponsive computer, then start it again.  
+   To verify that a computer is unresponsive, press the CAPS LOCK key on the keyboard. If the CAPS LOCK light on the keyboard does not change when you press the CAPS LOCK key, the computer might be completely unresponsive (also called a hard hang).  
+- The computer restarts, but does not generate Event ID 41.
+- The computer restarts and generates Event ID 41, but the **BugcheckCode** and **PowerButtonTimestamp** values are zero.
+
+In such cases, something prevents Windows from generating error codes or from writing error codes to disk. Something might block write access to the disk (as in the case of an unresponsive computer) or the computer might shut down too quickly to write the error codes or even detect an error.
+
+The information in Event ID 41 provides some indication of where to start checking for problems:
+
+- **Event ID 41 is missing or the bug check code is zero**. This behavior might indicate a power supply problem. If the power supply to a computer is interrupted, the computer might shut down without generating a Stop error. If it does generate a Stop error, it might not finish writing the error codes to disk. The next time the computer starts, it might not log Event ID 41, or if it does, the bug check code is zero. Conditions such as the following might be the cause:
+  - In the case of a portable computer, the battery was removed or completely drained.
+  - In the case of a desktop computer, the computer was unplugged or was subject to a power outage.
+  - The power supply might be underpowered or faulty.
+
+- **The PowerButtonTimestamp value is zero**. This behavior might result if you disconnected power to a computer that was not responding to input. Conditions such as the following might be the cause:
+  - A Windows process blocked write access to the disk, and you shut down the computer by pressing and holding the power button for at least four seconds.
+  - You disconnected power to an unresponsive computer.
+
+Typically, the symptoms that this scenario describes indicate a hardware problem. To help isolate the problem, do the following:
+
+- **Disable overclocking**. If the computer has overclocking enabled, disable it. Verify whether the issue occurs when the system runs at the correct speed.
+- **Check the memory**. Use a memory checker to verify the memory health and configuration. Verify that each memory chip is the same speed and that it is configured correctly in the system.
+- **Check the power supply**. Make sure that the power supply has enough wattage to appropriately handle the installed devices. If you added memory, installed a newer processor, installed additional drives, or added external devices, such devices can require more energy than the current power supply can provide consistently. If the computer logged Event ID 41 because power to the computer was interrupted, consider obtaining an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) such as a battery backup power supply.
+- **Overheating**. Examine the internal temperature of the hardware to verify that the system is not overheating.
+
+If you perform these checks and still cannot isolate the problem, set the system to its default configuration and verify whether the issue still occurs.
+
+> [!NOTE]  
+> If the computer reports a Stop error message that includes a bug check code, but Event ID 41 does not include that code, change the restart behavior for the computer. To do this, follow these steps:
+>  
+> 1. Right-click **My Computer**, then select **Properties** > **Advanced system settings** > **Advanced**.
+> 1. In the **Startup and Recovery** section, select **Settings**.
+> 1. Clear the **Automatically restart** checkbox.