Windows hangs shutting down

Now I did this after disconnecting all drives with exception to the system drive and then tried the system and it did not hang. I then added each of four additional drives including a DVD drive, one by one and each time I did that the system shut down properly. So it could also be that is what solved the problem if the Bios change does not fix it for you.

I hope that someone benefits by this. I am not so computer savy. I usually get automatic updates installed in my computer. I turned the laptop off last night and it showed I needed some updates, well I let it run the updates. It showed there were 13 updates, but it got stuck in number 7. I don't know but then again I know this might sound crazy but it started to go bad the moment I started feeling sick then it stoped the day I stoped feeling sick these are crazy theories but what else proof is there?

I mean why would this glitch happen Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:.

Archived Forums. Windows 7 Performance. Sign in to vote. I bought a new laptop with Vista installed. However I was entitled to a free upgrade to Win 7 Vista was working fine at this point. After the upgrade I'm unable to shutdown the laptop, because the screen hangs at the 'shutting down' stage.

The only way to restart it is to a hard shutdown. Win 7 works ok when switched on it is only the shutdown bit that is frustrating. Please advise? Wednesday, February 24, PM. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

Make sure it is Disabled. If you are in a domain environment, a slow shutdown could be caused by logoff scripts that are enforced on your PC and it could actually be a problem when you are not connected to your office network.

You can ask your network administrator if you think that is the reason for your slow shutdown. Founder of Help Desk Geek and managing editor. He began blogging in and quit his job in to blog full-time. He has over 15 years of industry experience in IT and holds several technical certifications. Read Aseem's Full Bio. We hate spam too, unsubscribe at any time.

Table of Contents. Subscribe on YouTube! Click next and follow the on-screen instructions. If the issue still persists, follow the method 4. Method 4: Restore Power Option Settings. I suggest you to restore default settings of power plan and check, if it helps. Click on the Power Options icon. Click on Change advanced power settings. Was this reply helpful?

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. The period of time before a hard disk enters sleep mode is longer than the default setting, and might affect power usage. Restore the default setting for turning off hard disk s Completed.

Time before display goes to sleep is too long. The period of time before a display turns off is longer than the default setting, and might affect power usage. Time before computer goes to sleep is too long. The period of time before your computer enters sleep mode is longer than the default setting, and might affect power usage. We appreciate your efforts and time to troubleshoot the issue and we are glad to know that, your issue has been resolved. Please feel free to contact us, if you face any issues with the Windows in the future.

Thank you. I am not able to restore the default power settings because I don't have the Change advanced power settings option.

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