I have an older Windows 2000 PC (Pentium 1 MMX era) and whenever it goes to shutdown it won't power off automatically. Instead it displays a "It is now safe to turn off your computer." screen.

Before we all carried computers in our pockets, there was a "computer room" — a space we set aside for the home's lone PC. Family members would queue up for time with the system, and at night, it ...