Cannot properly shut down my pc

[shadybk]

A couple of days ago I tried to turn off my pc (windows 10) and every time I tried it would say shutting down then go to the login screen. Then after trying it again I noticed that there was a message before it said shutting down that said steam servers is still running so can't shut down.

There is an option for shut down anyway but the message and option on stay on the screen for a split second, so I am forced to restart my pc, log on to ubuntu then shut down whenever using windows. I checked my task manager and nothing is running when I try and shut down.

I uninstalled steam then my pc started shutting down normally, today I resinstalled steam and the same problem is happening.

Anyone know what else I can do, since I did a clean reinstall of steam all of the options should be default, I don't know what to do?

 

[KittyFish62]

Have you tried ending steam's task in processes and background processes?

 

[Greg Gregorich]

you wanna log out of steam before shooting down your device

 

[shadybk]

Have you tried ending steam's task in processes and background processes?

I'll try that next, just so I know what you are talking about, I opened to task manager and went to the details tab, there's 4 steam exe files currently running, I should try to end these then shut down?

 

[shadybk]

you wanna log out of steam before shooting down your device

I have been using steam on this pc for 2 years and never logged out of steam, how can it become a problem all of a sudden?

 

[KittyFish62]

I really doubt logging out will help. I meant the background processes as in the background processes in the processes menu, but you can do that too.

 

[Greg Gregorich]

whenever i use any origin or steam if i didnt log out, Windows wont shut of my PC since i play crysis 2

 

[KittyFish62]

Whatever works.

 

[Greg Gregorich]

 

[shadybk]

I really doubt logging out will help. I meant the background processes as in the background processes in the processes menu, but you can do that too.

I ended all the steam tasks in the processes menu and my pc shut down normally, but there is something wrong if I have to do that every single time I shut down my pc? Windows 10 should know to close steam when I shut down like it always has, just like for everyone that uses steam?

 

[Greg Gregorich]

I really doubt logging out will help. I meant the background processes as in the background processes in the processes menu, but you can do that too.

I ended all the steam tasks in the processes menu and my pc shut down normally, but there is something wrong if I have to do that every single time I shut down my pc? Windows 10 should know to close steam when I shut down like it always has, just like for everyone that uses steam?

Its a good future it preventing loose your work.

 

[KittyFish62]

You could try putting it to sleep instead of shutting it down.

 

[shadybk]

I really doubt logging out will help. I meant the background processes as in the background processes in the processes menu, but you can do that too.

I ended all the steam tasks in the processes menu and my pc shut down normally, but there is something wrong if I have to do that every single time I shut down my pc? Windows 10 should know to close steam when I shut down like it always has, just like for everyone that uses steam?

Its a good future it preventing loose your work.

I understand what you are saying but what I don't understand is how I have been using steam for the past 2 years on this pc and have never needed to end the steam task for my pc to shutdown properly, all of a sudden this problem shows up.

 

[KittyFish62]

Maybe you could try something like this:

https://www.askvg.com/windows-tip-disable-this-app-is-preventing-shutdown-or-restart-screen/

 

[Greg Gregorich]

so problem solved

 

[shadybk]

So is it Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 that you are using at the moment? In December Microsoft had a problem with some of its updates for Windows 10 and this is causing a problem for the users.import and export

I am using windows 10, i don't think anyone here said anything about windows 8.1? Anyway, this just started happengin a couple of days ago and you are talking about an update from december of last year, 11 months ago.