

Press and hold the power button for a few seconds. There is a way to force shutdown your computer, which only takes a few moments. These can cause further delays or worse, errors.

Windows takes longer to close these apps and may ask you to save your work before quitting. Ideally, you should close any open windows and apps before shutting down. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to open Task Manager and make sure all apps are closed before initiating a shutdown. They might be preventing the computer from shutting down completely.

Check If App or Process Are RunningĬertain apps or processes may be running in the background. Then, check if the computer gets stuck on shutting down screen now. That may resolve some known or even unknown bugs.Īfter installing, restart your PC. Press Windows key+I on the keyboard to open Settings and click on Update & Security.Ĭheck for updates there and install, if you find any.
