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Windows XP will not shutdown properly

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Mar 15, 20262582 views
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My windows XP machine is very reluctant to shut-down. It will often get stuck on the "Windows is Shutting Down..." screen or a bit further on with just a blank screen, all the fans are still running and often the hard-drive too. I have to resort to a manual power-down. How can I diagnose what the p…

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Fix for: Windows XP will not shutdown properly

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A single reluctant process can slow down or halt the shutdown process. Best thing to do is analyze running processes/services, for example with HijackThis and Process Explorer, and kill the unnecessary ones. Reboot and repeat until the shutdown proc…

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