When i shutdown my laptop its taking time to shutdown?

Question

When i shutdown my laptop its taking time to shutdown?

Answer 1

You might have a virus! or spyware!

This is an easy to follow 10 step howto on removing virus and spy ware from your computer using free software

Tools we're going to use, you need to download the following:

- Sysclean from Trendmicro Sysclean is a standalone virus scanner.

- Latest Definition file for Sysclean its the updated virus pattern/definition file from Trendmicro.

- Adaware -a free spyware/malware scanner. get it at www.lavasoftusa.com

If you can't find the free Adaware or it doesn't work for you, Spybot search and destroy is a good alternative you can get it at www.safer-networking.org

- Avast - a good free antivirus software, get it at www.avast.com

Now that you have downloaded everything, lets proceed to step 1

Step 1 - Extract the latest Trendmicro Pattern file on the same folder were sysclean.com is located

Step 2 - Install Adaware and run update

Step 3 - Restart/Reboot your computer, then continously press F8 then select safe mode

Step 4 - Once in safe mode, run Sysclean.com then click on scan to do a full virus scan, you should see it extracting in a dos window

Step 5 - Start up Adaware then click scan select "Smart scan"

Step 6 - Wait for both to finish, delete whatever Adaware find, Sysclean will almost always delete the stuff(virus, malware) it find.

Step 7 - Restart your PC once your virus adware spyware scanning is done

Step 8 - Install, register and update Avast antivirus for home user its free, to prevent future infection

Step 9 - Do a full virus scan using Avast antivirus

Step 10 - Once done scanning with Avast antivirus reboot/restart for the last time, then your done.

Answer 2

Are we talking seconds.....minutes.........? Has this just started happening or has it gradually got slower?

It is pretty normal for a laptop to take a little while to shutdown after having had it a while. When you tell Windows to shutdown it closes down all running programs and processes, as you have your laptop longer there are generally more and more programs running which means there are more to close down.

You could have a check and see if there are any programs that are constantly running or just loaded in the background when your PC starts but no longer use and uninstall them. You may have an IM program you no longer use but is still installed and starts up with Windows or a multitude of others. Take a look in your Add/Remove Programs list, if you have built up a load of programs you don't use anymore, uninstall them and this should help a little.

Answer 3

Could be that you have lots of programs running that need to shut down first.  Could be viruses or spyware that's slowing it down.  Could be hardware that's beginning to fail.  Could just be an old computer.  If you're worried, try launching into safe mode and running a full virus scan.  Or you can get it looked at by a professional.

Answer 4

Some points to improve the shutdown times

Start Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control... Manager\Memory Management]

Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown value to 0

Or, using Group Policy Editor [for Windows XP Professional]

Click Start, Run and type Secpol.msc

Click Local Policies | Security Options

In the right-pane, set Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile to Disabled

Answer 5

shutting it down using the turn off icon will take a little while becuz it has to shut down processes and log off windows...as compared to a hard shut down, hold power button for 5 seconds......its normal to be a little slow..depending on all ya got running...scott  

Answer 6

Its because you have too many application running in the background. 1. Uninstall all unnecessary softwares/applications.

2. Save less data in Desktop.(save them on your drives)

3. Have low size wallpapers.

Answer 7

That is probably because you may have a bunch of programs on it and the laptop has to shut down all the programs first. If you can upgrade it get some more RAM that will make it run and shut down faster!