PC not powering down properly

[bartekxx12]

I had the same problem for weeks before solving it just 2 days ago. Except my computer would stay "on" like yours and didn't shut down completely even when I left it over night, I had to press and hold the power button till it's actually off before turning it back on.

After a few weeks of that I started getting blue-screens which after some research seemed to be related to my Ethernet (network) adapter drivers. Manually updating my drivers to the newest version available solved both issues... (Note, Windows did not find any updates it self, I had to Google drivers for the specific network adapter in my motherboard)

[MTROB]

What OS are you running? I am having the same issue with Windows 8 except that Windows shuts down properly then I just hit the case button to turn it off.

[KieranRogers]

What OS are you running? I am having the same issue with Windows 8 except that Windows shuts down properly then I just hit the case button to turn it off.

Windows 7 professional. I have to do the same thing.

[bartekxx12]

What OS are you running? I am having the same issue with Windows 8 except that Windows shuts down properly then I just hit the case button to turn it off.

My problem also only existed on Windows 8, you should also try manually updating your network drivers.

[Dave :)]

Does it never power down after you've shut down and waited for 2 mins or so? How do you turn it on the following day?

So it does eventually power down? It just takes an hour and a half?

[KieranRogers]

Does it never power down after you've shut down and waited for 2 mins or so? How do you turn it on the following day?

yes it eventually powers down, just takes one and a half hours or five seconds holding down the front power

[KieranRogers]

Video of my computer. Any more ideas would be welcome, thanks.

[Dave :)]

Sorry if i'm misunderstanding something, but, from that video, you haven't shut down from Windows? I may have missed it, but didn't that video just show you entering windows, then it crashing, (or something along those lines) then you showed us your PC. You never actually 'shut down'.

[KieranRogers]

Sorry if i'm misunderstanding something, but, from that video, you haven't shut down from Windows? I may have missed it, but didn't that video just show you entering windows, then it crashing, (or something along those lines) then you showed us your PC. You never actually 'shut down'.

i shut down from the log on screen, didn't see me do it due to reflection on screen and using wireless mouse.

[KieranRogers]

I have had this problem before. Every body uses a but I turned off and unplugged it from the wall. Followed by unplugging all the cables in the case, Mobo, CPU, GPU, HDD SSD, what ever there is and plug them back in. This resolved the problem for me. Make sure there is enough 'Lee-way' of the power connector, if they are not making proper contact this will cause problems.

unplugged everything and replugged to no effect

[Helepolis]

Are you sure your not unintentionally entering a sleep or hibernate state instead of shutting it off? If you are they can cause similar symptoms to what you are experiencing. And like someone else mentioned above make sure there's no quick boot software causing this.

[KieranRogers]

clearer video showing the shutdown problems of the PC

[Gofer01]

Here are some suggestions on how to resolve your issues.

[Helepolis]

Check and make sure your not unintentionally putting it in sleep or hibernate as they can cause symptoms like that. Vista did this by default and in windows 7 you could actually customize what the button did. So maybe somewhere it was changed in your windows 8 setup without your knowing. Also like another user suggested make sure there's not quick boot software running you might be unaware of.

[Puppet]

Very strange, still no definite answers sorry...other ASUS boards like the Maximus and Rampage react a little funny if not grounded properly, it usually results in a no post as opposed to your issue... still might be worthwhile checking your stand offs etc... also what are your temps like? could it be something to do with that? can't think of any safety feature like that but you never know

Other than that I would just be having a go at trial and error solution... trying it without dedicated graphics....disconnecting peripherals, dvd drive fans etc...trying to get your hands on another PSU to test..also does it do the same thing if you hold the power button in from Windows? and have you tried resetting CMOS?

You might wanna work backwards through my suggestions lol

[Oradian]

Try disconnecting all the usb devices but your keyboard and mouse. My external hard drive adds about 4 seconds on shut down. (i have a ssd)

[Laksen]

Have you updated your BIOS to the latest one?

then try that :-)