Windows 7 wont shut down

[Shhuks]

After I swapped out my mobo/cpu for my new one my pc isn't shutting down properly.. It will just sit at the 'Shutting Down..' screen but not turn off unless I do it manually 

[Knowing]

Clean install should fix it, always recommended after motherboard change.

[Shhuks]

Clean install should fix it, always recommended after motherboard change.

Talking about the OS? 

[Abir Vandergriff]

Try turning on verbose shutdown messages. Then you should be able to see what exactly is making it hang.

Do a Windows search for “regedit.exe” to open the Registry Editor. Once open, go to the following directory.
 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

In the right-side pane, look for “VerboseStatus” and change its value to 1. If you do not see this entry, right-click on an empty portion of the window, select New, and then DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name this new entry “VerboseStatus” and put its value at 1.

This does not resolve the issue by itself, but it forces Windows to tell you what services are shutting down, which means you can now see what’s causing the problem. With that information, you can find and disable the offenders.

Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/common-windows-7-problems-fix/

[Knowing]

Talking about the OS? 

 

Yeah. It should fix the issue.

[Shhuks]

Clean install should fix it, always recommended after motherboard change.

Hey, after a week or so of tinkering i'm going to to take your advice and go with a clean install. Know of any vids or a guide on how to do a proper clean install?

[Sinykal]

Do you still have your windows key/widows disk? It is fairly simple if you do. Just make sure you update the latest drivers for your periferals.

[G33k 4 L1F3]

Hey, after a week or so of tinkering i'm going to to take your advice and go with a clean install. Know of any vids or a guide on how to do a proper clean install?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/installing-reinstalling-windows#1TC=windows-7: Clean reinstall of OS.

[Shhuks]

Do you still have your windows key/widows disk? It is fairly simple if you do. Just make sure you update the latest drivers for your periferals.

Yeah! I did it last night. Worked out great.