How to Force Shutdown Windows 7?

Forcing Your Computer to Shut Down

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click the Shutdown button , or click the Shutdown Options button, and then click Restart. If this still doesnt work, you can perform a hard shutdown by pressing and holding the computers power button or by unplugging the computer.

How do I Force my Laptop to Shut down Windows 7?

To forceshutdown a desktop or laptop, you need to press and hold the power button for about five seconds. Then, wait another five seconds or so before turning the machine back on. Hopefully this is something you wont need to do very often, as a forceshutdown can hose up Windows or even lead to data loss.

What to do when Windows 7 Won't Shut Down?

Method 1: Start your computer with Clean Boot .
Method 2: Close all open applications.
Method 3: Disable the "Clear Pagefile at Shutdown" feature.
Method 4: Perform a System File Checker scan.
Method 5: Repair corrupt hard drive.

How do you Force a Shutdown?

A forced shutdown is where you literally force your computer to shut off. To shut down when the computer is not responding, hold the power button in for about 10 to 15 seconds and the computer should power down.

How do I Force Shutdown with Keyboard?

Ctrl + Alt + Del
No matter how the situation is, upon pressing this key combo, you will immediately get an option to Shut down, Restart or Sleep. On your keyboard, hold down the control Ctrl, Alternate Alt, and delete Del keys at the same time. Upon pressing the button, wait for a new menu or window to appear.