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program holding up shutdown
Every now and then I get the message 'waiting for a program to close' when I shut down the computer (W7) it then takes about 10 seconds before it continues, while it's not a problem I'd like to know which program is causing it (it doesn't tell you). Things like process explorer don't stay open long enough to be of any use and I can't find anything in the usual logs, has anyone any ideas on how to nail it? As it's not every time there's no point in shutting down any processes before closing to see if it cures it. Oh and before anyone starts I do NOT have any viruses.
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Yes mixture I've checked all the obvious logs, and according to process explorer there's nothing out of the ordinary running, I suspect it might be zone alarm but short of shutting that down every night for about a month before I shut down the PC and even then it wouldn't be certain.
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Why the need to shut down ZA for a month ? Surely a few shutdown cycles with ZA off would soon tell ?
Sounds like a nasty cough Mike.... better get yourself off for a TB test....
Sounds like a nasty cough Mike.... better get yourself off for a TB test....
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You need to take summat for that cough Mike. I know you don't like ZA but I like to control what accesses the net.
It might well be the AV software, but what I'm interested in is a way of finding out what's left running after everything else, other than the shutdown program, has closed, it's really an exercise in computing rather than a problem.
I know you don't like ZA but I like to control what accesses the net. It might well be the AV software, but what I'm interested in is a way of finding out what's left running after everything else, other than the shutdown program, has closed, it's really an exercise in computing rather than a problem.
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In my case it's the HP multifunction device driver that prevents going into standby. Hit "standby" again after the warning message and it DOES shut down. Minor problem, doesn't happen if I turn the HP off first.
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On a slightly more erudite note than last time, when programs are left waiting in W7 it usually tells me what's making things wait (mostly it's Outlook doing it's on-close-sync), so i'm a little puzzled as to why you don't get any notifications as to what's holding up the shutdown?
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I do if it's a Microsoft program causing it so it may be it can only tell you if it is a MS prog or I suppose it could be a service of some sort.
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Does it go away on it's own? or do you end the task?
If the former, there's got to be some task which either waits for a timeout or has some processing to do pre-shutdown. Can you identify any application that would need this sort of time?
If the former, there's got to be some task which either waits for a timeout or has some processing to do pre-shutdown. Can you identify any application that would need this sort of time?
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No it goes away by it's self, so the program as you suggest is obviously doing it's own shut down routine. The only known programs running at shutdown are super anti-spyware, Avast, Xneat and zone alarm, if it did it every night it would be simple enough to find but unfortunately it's only about once or twice a week.
... and I'm sortakinda midway between Sprogget and Mike - also AVG, W7. Sometimes it does; sometimes it doesn't, but it's all over so quickly that I never get to notice what's 'closing'.
Can we agree it's probably a 'feature' of W7 which is probably concealed with XP & the like, but quite likely still happens unseen?
Can we agree it's probably a 'feature' of W7 which is probably concealed with XP & the like, but quite likely still happens unseen?
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In my case it's the HP multifunction device driver
I get similar (not identical, earlier versions of Windows) behaviour which is down to HP drivers - if the network printer is turned on then windows shuts down normally, but if the network printer is turned off then there's this delay on shutting down any computer on the network.
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How long have you had the problem?
Are you using your computer as a Local Area Network server?
It may be a network service that Windows is giving the once-over before the final switch off.
Run: Services.msc to get a better grip on what is running, and Google for anything you are not sure if you need it or not.
Are you using your computer as a Local Area Network server?
It may be a network service that Windows is giving the once-over before the final switch off.
Run: Services.msc to get a better grip on what is running, and Google for anything you are not sure if you need it or not.
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Just found this extract:
•Clean service shutdown: Services now have the capability of delaying the system shutdown until they have properly flushed data and finished their operations. Any crashed processes are automatically terminated after a set time period.
That is from HERE.
•Clean service shutdown: Services now have the capability of delaying the system shutdown until they have properly flushed data and finished their operations. Any crashed processes are automatically terminated after a set time period.
That is from HERE.