Shut down Windows takes longer than 3 minutes

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When I stopped in Windows 7 the "Shutting Down" screen stays on for more than three minutes. I tried to start in safe mode, but I get the same result. I tried to disable third-party programs and get the same result.

It's annoying when you have to restart.

Frederik

Do not press the power button to turn off the computer or to solve a gel. Click on the ORB at the bottom left of the desktop and click stop. If you are having shutdown problems, then select the hotkey Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager and click the Applications place the cursor on a running application to select and click on the end task button. As the application is removed from the list, repeat the procedure on the next application in the list until all are gone from the list. If you use the taskbar to access programs simply close all open windows. Then, you should be able to shut down your computer.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/turning-off-your-computer-properly

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