Mystery app preventing Windows 10 shutdown after update.

Anonymous
2018-02-10T04:10:34+00:00

Since a Windows 10 update a few weeks ago, when I go to shut down, it says it is closing and there is an app running  ------- but there is no app running   So I wait for it to close that nonexistent app, and after a few minutes, I am back to the computer being ready to work, not shutting down. When will a new update fix this?  Yesterday's update did not fix this. It is not a serious problem, but it is annoying to have to click "Shut down anyway" to really shut down.  What is this app that hides itself and won't quit?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-25T02:55:08+00:00

    My laptop is doing the same thing. It says an app is running while trying to shutdown. But if I press Alt, Ctrl, Del and go to task manager, it doesn't show anything running. So I have to force shutdown.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-25T17:10:52+00:00

    Yes, and it will continue to do so until Microsoft fixes its fix   -----  if you've read all the other messages, you will realize that this will never happen.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-25T17:45:48+00:00

    I actually did eventually find a fix, but it was months before I did.  It was a few years ago.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-25T17:58:26+00:00

    I actually did eventually find a fix, but it was months before I did.  It was a few years ago.

    Thanks, Craig53 ----- congratulations!  ----- would you be so kind as to post this fix of yours?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-04-25T18:11:05+00:00

    I can't remember, but I did post it somewhere in this thread.  I know some responded that it did work and some it did not.  Damn Microsoft and their forced updates.  Never had any of these problems with XP

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