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Re:How long do you need to hold down the power button to tur... by 9NRtKyP4 on Saturday October 31, 2026 @09:05AM (#50315834)
It seems to be 7s, at least in ntoskrnl.exe 10.0.22621.1105:

  ; PopPowerButtonWorkCallback+0x1DF
  shr  ebx, 1          ; unpack elapsed milliseconds
  cmp  ebx, 0x1b58     ; 7000 milliseconds
   jb   ...            ; below threshold: skip crash path
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