For Windows XP, due to the use of NT kernel with high security performance, the system runs fairly stably, except for the slow shutdown speed, which rarely leads to shutdown failure. However, you should also pay attention to the following faults.

1, shutdown and restart failure

This fault is the most likely fault in the shutdown of Windows XP operating system. The fault may be caused by the following reasons:

1) The system settings are out of order.

By default, when there is an error in the system, Windows XP will automatically restart, so that when the user shuts down, if there is an error in the system during shutdown, the computer will restart. Turning off this function can often solve the problem of automatic restart failure.

Right-click "My Computer" on the desktop, select "Properties" in the pop-up right-click menu to open the system properties window, click the "Advanced" tab, and click the "Settings" button in the "Startup and Recovery" column to open the "Startup and Recovery" window. Uncheck the "Auto-restart" option in the "System Failure" column, and click "OK".

2) Advanced power management is playing tricks.

As we all know, shutdown is closely related to power management, and the failure of shutdown is probably caused by the poor support of power management to the system.

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. In the pop-up window, you can enable or disable advanced power support as needed. If you use Advanced Power Support in case of failure, please try to cancel it. If you use Advanced Power Support when a fault occurs and try to enable it, the fault will often be solved.

3) Don't worry about 3)USB devices.

Now is the time when USB devices are all the rage. You can find everything from USB flash drives, mice, keyboards to modems. I don't know that these USB devices are often the chief culprit of shutdown failure. When the shutdown becomes a restart failure, if there is a USB device connected to your computer, please unplug it first and then try again. If it is considered that the USB device is out of order, it is best to replace the device, or connect an external USB hub to connect the USB device to the USB hub instead of directly connecting it to the USB interface of the motherboard.

Step 2 turn off the blue screen

1) There is a bug in Windows XP.

Windows XP has a Bug that failed to shut down. If your computer often has a blue screen when it is turned off, and the failure is intermittent, pressing the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key does not respond, then you can be sure that your system is not patched. Please download the SP 1 patch package and patch it. Usually.

2) There is something wrong with the driver of the innovative sound card.

If you use an innovative sound card and a blue screen appears during the shutdown, the error code is "0X0A", then please enter the device manager, delete the sound card, refresh and manually install the latest driver with digital signature.

3) Logitech mouse and keyboard are not perfect

If you use Logitech's network keyboard and install Key Commander software to drive the corresponding network functions of the keyboard, it may cause the shutdown to become a restart failure. If the driver of your Logitech mouse is MouseWare8.6, it will cause blue screen failure, and the problem can only be solved by uninstalling the driver.

3, shut down can't automatically cut off the power supply

As we all know, shutdown is closely related to power management, and the reason for shutdown failure is probably that power management does not support the system well. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options. In the pop-up window, you can enable or disable advanced power support as needed.

If the "Advanced Power Support" is used when the fault occurs, try to cancel it; If you try to enable Advanced Power Support when a fault occurs, the fault will usually be resolved.

In addition, USB devices are often the chief culprit of shutdown failure. If a USB device is connected to your computer, please unplug it and try again. If it is considered that the USB device is faulty, it is best to replace the device, or connect an external USB Hub to connect the USB device to the USB Hub instead of directly connecting it to the USB interface of the motherboard.

1) has no boot support.

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Power Options → High Energy Power Management, and check Enable Advanced Power Management Support.

2)BIOS setting error

It may be that the power management option in the BIOS has been incorrectly modified. If you are familiar with BIOS settings, please enter the BIOS and try to modify the power management options in the BIOS. If you are not familiar with the BIOS, just select the "Load Default Settings" option and restore the BIOS to the factory default settings.

3)Office XP is also in trouble.

Ctfmon.exe has always been a controversial issue in Office XP. Ctfmon.exe is a Microsoft text service file. As long as the user installs Office XP and optional user input method components, this file will automatically call it to provide text input support for user input technologies such as speech recognition, handwriting recognition and keyboard. Even though we didn't start Office XP, Ctfmon.exe was still running in the background. That's it, which often leads to shutdown failure. You might as well uninstall it.

Click start → settings → control panel → add/remove programs, select Microsoft office XP professional with frontpage in the currently installed programs, click change, select add or remove functions in the maintenance mode options dialog box, and then click next. The dialog box "Select Installation Options for All Office Applications and Tools" pops up, expand the option of "Office*** Enjoy Functions", select the option of "Optional Chinese User Input Method", select "Do not install" in the pop-up menu, and click the "Update" button.

4)APM/NT old node is not open.

Under normal circumstances, the APM/NT Legacy node is not turned on, which may lead to shutdown, but the power supply cannot be automatically cut off. Enter Device Manager and click View → Show Hidden Devices in the menu bar to display all hidden devices in the system. Check the device list box of APM/NT legacy node options. You will have this option if your computer supports this feature. In the pop-up properties dialog box, double-click and click the Enable Device button.

Note: This article describes some shutdown failure cases encountered by the author, which can be used for reference as appropriate.

4, improper power settings can not be turned off normally.

You can't shut down automatically after installing WinXP. If all the above reasons are eliminated, it may be that the power options in the control panel are set incorrectly. Please check your settings to ensure that ACPI and APM can work properly. There are also some motherboards that are not completely compatible with APM (Advanced Power Management) and Win XP (mostly AMI BIOS) in BIOS, so they cannot be shut down automatically. Choosing to shut down becomes restarting the system. In this case, it can only be turned off manually (press and hold the power switch for 4 seconds before releasing it, which is invalid if it is less than 4 seconds). The fundamental solution is to upgrade the system BIOS of the motherboard and adopt a new version.