Whenever I try to shut down my laptop while a program is running (Firefox, for example) I get the above-mentioned warning. It's a cute safety move, but this is a laptop that often goes in a bag after I shut it down. I need Windows 7 to shut down without fail every time I tell it to. Stomp every running program, I don't care, just shut down. Does anyone know how to make this happen? TIA

Identify these programs first. Then perhaps you can create a .bat file that will run upon shutdown to terminate related processes. CESabarre Free Tech Support Bad News: There really is no such thing as Free Tech Support. Good News: Oftentimes a simple thank you is the best form of payment!

Why not change closing the lid to cause a hibernate rather than sleep? (Control Panel/Power Options) This will store the currant computer state to hard disk and power down the laptop. The next time you open the laptop and hit the power button, it will boot faster and open in the same state you left it. Jerry

Hi, First, please let me know which applications are preventing Windows from shutting down. Please boot the computer in safe mode and see if you are facing the same problem. Safe Mode starts Windows with a limited set of files and drivers. Startup programs do not run in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are installed. To avoid data lose and application corruption, it is better to save the files you are editing and close the running applications before shutting down. If everything works fine in safe mode then some third party services are causing the problems, so to know which service is causing the problem we need to perform Clean Boot. More information: Turn off a computer: frequently asked questions http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Turn-off-a-computer-frequently-asked-questions Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.