@zing It could be the storage device, I didn't have this problem running from the SD card. That sucks though, I bought the expensive 512GB flash drive just for recalbox...

@zing I could not access Web Manager as the wifi connection is flaky.

I did a full factory reset and the problem persisted.

I'm running off a 512GB usb stick in a RP400.

I can sometimes shut down, it works about 20% of the time, seemingly at random. The rest of the time it just restarts EmulationStation.

If I attempt to restart rather than shutdown, it actually shuts down occasionally - again about 20% of the time.

Thanks but that doesn't work for me either.
Is there any file I could edit to fix this problem?

On 7.2.2, "shutdown system" and confirm "really shutdown" results only in a reboot of Emulation Station. How can I fix this? Thanks.