Shutting down the computer

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\when I press " Start "to shut down the computer, it goes thru the various stages but ends with the screen, Windows is shutting down but the computer doesn't shut off. That screen stays on. I then have to boot the system . It only began doing this recently.

 

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MFG said:

When I press " Start "to shut down the computer, it goes thru the
various stages but ends with the screen, Windows is shutting down but
the computer doesn't shut off. That screen stays on. I then have to
boot the system . It only began doing this recently.

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