#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Windows takes minutes to shut down, or hangs on "Restarting" Fix : Trace the shutdown properly Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-slow-shutdown Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 45 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Nothing is named and it hangs with a blank screen. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove VerboseStatus and re-enable hibernation with powercfg /hibernate on. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Windows takes minutes to shut down, or hangs on "Restarting"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Trace the shutdown properly' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 45 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Turn on the verbose status messages so the shutdown says what it is waiting for.' -Why 'Instead of a spinner, the machine names each service as it stops it. The one it sits on for two minutes is the answer, and it takes one restart to find.' -Command { New-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System' -Name VerboseStatus -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Restart and watch which stage it stalls at.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Turn Fast Startup off while diagnosing -- it changes what actually happens at shutdown.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'powercfg /hibernate off' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Check for a driver blocking the power transition.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'powercfg /requests & powercfg /energy /duration 60' } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Remove the verbose setting once diagnosed.' -Command { Remove-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System' -Name VerboseStatus } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Shutdown completes promptly with the cause addressed.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-slow-shutdown' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove VerboseStatus and re-enable hibernation with powercfg /hibernate on.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule