[wpkg-users] WPKG and Windows 8 quirks

[Krzysztof Gibas]

2014-04-01 at 22:24 Rainer Meier wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> On 01.04.2014 21:44, Frank Morawietz wrote:
>> Can't confirm this. I tested the default installation of WPKG on 
>> three different
>> computers with Windows 8 and WPKG was never run automatically.
>
> This is a Windows 8(.1) feature. Windows 8 never relly shuts down 
> kernel and services. In fact when you chose shutdown it will log off 
> all users and then hibernate session 0. So it's basically the same as 
> hibernating on the logon screen.

  Well, you can speculate all day long, but I'm telling you that every 
service receives SERVICE_CONTROL_PRESHUTDOWN signal, and it only depends 
on service what it does after this. Fact is old version hasn't properly 
implemented this. Try modified version and see that it works.

Regards,
Chris