Whenever I shut PC down it says I have one app open and need to shut it down first. There is no apps open. The message also mentions the Task Host stopping the shut down.
I don't want this task Host windows. Thank you
Why is Task Host stopping my PC from shutting down?
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Whenever I shut PC down it says I have one app open and need to shut it down first. There is no apps open. The message also mentions the Task Host stopping the shut down.
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Anonymous
2025-04-28T06:55:33+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-04-26T08:52:07+00:00 Uvádzaný postup som urobila, ale nepomohlo to, problém pretrváva.
I did the procedure mentioned, but it didn't help, the problem persists.
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Anonymous
2025-04-26T08:48:58+00:00 Program Task Host Window zabraňuje vypnutiu notebooku.
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Anonymous
2025-04-25T17:16:32+00:00 not shoutdown the pc pop of task hosting
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Anonymous
2025-04-22T04:23:02+00:00 is there really no solution to this? the issue starts today and it's driving me crazy cause nothing is working. the live chat is just a never ending loading button