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PowerChute Serial Shutdown install: Disabled native power managment, return code 1
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Posted: 2026-03-2601:05 PM
PowerChute Serial Shutdown install: Disabled native power managment, return code 1
When I try to install PowerChute Serial Shutdown on Windows 11, I get the following in the log and the installer windows just dies..
============================================================================================== 2026-03-26 15:39:58 --- Installing PowerChute Serial Shutdown 1.4.0.301 2026-03-26 15:39:58 --- .onInit 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- CacheOSLanguage: OS language cached: 1033 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- Setting up CommandLineConfigEditor tool 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- CustomGUIInit 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- PowerChute Serial Shutdown is not installed 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- CheckJapaneseOS: OS language identifier detected: 1033 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- Checking if PowerChute Business Edition is installed 2026-03-26 15:40:00 --- PowerChute Business Edition is not installed 2026-03-26 15:40:01 --- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package (x64) is already installed 2026-03-26 15:40:01 --- PowerChute Personal Edition is not installed 2026-03-26 15:40:07 --- Installed SE certificate 2026-03-26 15:40:07 --- UPS connected, checking hardware id before installing APCUPS driver 2026-03-26 15:40:09 --- Disabled native power managment, return code 1
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Posted: 2026-07-0710:29 AM
Same here. Any solutions?
2026-07-07 13:10:05 --- Installing PowerChute Serial Shutdown 1.5.0.301 2026-07-07 13:10:05 --- .onInit 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- CacheOSLanguage: OS language cached: 1033 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- Setting up CommandLineConfigEditor tool 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- CustomGUIInit 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- PowerChute Serial Shutdown is not installed 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- CheckJapaneseOS: OS language identifier detected: 1033 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- Checking if PowerChute Business Edition is installed 2026-07-07 13:10:07 --- PowerChute Business Edition is not installed 2026-07-07 13:10:08 --- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package (x64) is already installed 2026-07-07 13:10:08 --- PowerChute Personal Edition is not installed 2026-07-07 13:10:44 --- Installed SE certificate 2026-07-07 13:10:44 --- UPS connected, checking hardware id before installing APCUPS driver 2026-07-07 13:10:45 --- Disabled native power managment, return code 1