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Why Is My Computer Shutdown So Slow?

Sean1234 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 411 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2088 times:

Starting a few days ago it takes about 4-5 minutes from the time I click shutdown to the time it turns off. Normally is about 20 seconds. I scanned my computer with Spyware Doc and Adaware but I can't find anything.

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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19697 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2082 times:

I have the same problem. Sometimes it doesn't even shut down at all unless I press and hold the power button.

Are you using Media Center?

-Mir

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Sean377 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1225 posts, RR: 45
Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2064 times:

Try a rollback to a date before this problem started and see if that helps. If it does, try and figure out what's changed between then and now.

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Femme From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2056 times:

Think it depends on how many programs are running simultaneously in the background when a shutdown request is made - Try knocking out some of them in the start-up menu - those you dont need.

This happened to ours and that was suggested to us. It made a big difference.

Hope that helps

Claire

Malmoaviation From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 385 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2048 times:

This happens sometimes. It might not be any spyware, but when you start Windows several other programs (quicktime, adobe for an example) startup to. These programs take a lot of time to shutdown.
Put in "msconfig" in your "run", then click on "Autostart" banner, then remove every program that you don't need @ startup.

Good Luck

Trekster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2035 times:

I use media centre and it does seem to have slowed down the past few weeks, sometimes i hit the standby button on my remote control and it shuts down straight away.

Dan

WSOY From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1997 times:

Go Ctrl-Atl-Del --> Task Manager. You'll see a list of programs that your PC is running. One or some of these is likely to be the culprit. I see you're not mentioning any antivir software, so your PC may well be infected and running "hijacked" processes. You can kill any number of those programs from Task Manager. Experiment and see if your shutdown improves after some programs are manually terminated.

Mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6178 posts, RR: 74
Reply 7, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1966 times:

can you run the registry editor or msconfig when it's on?

Mandala499

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