Laptop wont shut down?

Question

my sony vaio , vista, will not shut down or restart . it has been happening over the last few days so i have been having to use the power button to shut down that way . any ideas what it is or how to fix it

Answer 1

I have the same problem.  Its usually Bittorrent that fails to shut down properly for me.  Its usually programs that load in the background that cause the problem.

Try closing down all programs before shutting down.

Sometimes I click the Shutdown button on the Menubar and it takes about 5 minutes before it actually starts shutting down.  This is caused by the automatic updates that windows is trying to install.

Try turning off your WiFi and windows updates before shutting down.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

It's most likely a program that won't end.  If something won't end, then the computer won't finish it's shutdown processes and stays on.

Do a little trial and error to eliminate the problem. Open the task manager and start closing programs that don't need to be running. It could be something simple like something you installed, or it could be a corrupted file.

Worst case scenario, you might need to reinstall Windows.

Answer 3

its the contac in the switch , sometimes a spray of freon in that area will clean it.