Q132063: Hard Disk Activity After Shutdown

Article: Q132063
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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Brief disk activity may occur after you see the "It's now safe to turn off your
computer" screen.

MORE INFORMATION
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The disk activity that occurs after you see the "It's now safe to turn off your
computer" screen does not write any data to the hard disk and is not a source of
potential data loss. All disk data in memory is written to the hard disk before
you see the "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen. After you see this
screen, any additional disk activity is the result of multiple hard disk reset
commands.

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Keywords          : diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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