Shutting down time

[saumya.iitd]

I have a copy of windows 7 home basic 64 bit. on shutting down,for a long time it shows the screen stating waiting for background programs to close while there are none listed and thus takes very long time to shut down.is that normal?

 

[Nibiru2012]

Not that isn't normal at all. Shutdown should take about 15-20 seconds maximum.

Have you defragged your hard drive and cleaned out the temp files and other unnecessary junk?

 

[davehc]

Have a look, also, at the startup tab in Msconfig. You will probably find you have a lot of uneccessary items running resident (Itunes.etc)

 

[etalmar]

I have a copy of windows 7 home basic 64 bit. on shutting down,for a long time it shows the screen stating waiting for background programs to close while there are none listed and thus takes very long time to shut down.is that normal?

Hello Saumya, I had a similar experience last week with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, shortly after the update on Tuesday (7/13). My system would hang when the "Shutting Down..." message was displayed. I was able to resolve the issue by running a system restore prior to the update, although I haven't figured out what the specific cause was for the excessive delay.

I have it narrowed down to these culprits: Microsft .NET Framework 4 Client (KB982670), Windows 7 Media Center Cumulative Update (KB981078) - both of which I have uninstalled and hidden from future update notices - Windows Defender (real-time protection enabled), SUPERAntiSpyware, or Malwarebytes full version. One of those caused the system slowdown during the shutdown process.

I would suggest running a system restore by clicking on the "Recovery" icon in your Control Panel. Select a date prior to when you noticed the delay. Hope this helps you.