To avoid fastboot, use the following to do a full shutdown on Windows.
Either hold the shift key while clicking the shutdown option in the main menu
OR
run
shutdown /s /f /t/ 0
CTRL+ALT+DEL, then Ctrl-click the power button in the bottom right, you'll be greeted by a prompt that says the following:
Emergency restart Click OK to immediately restart. Any unsaved data will be lost. Use this only as a last resort. [ OK ] [ CANCEL ]