Task host prevent shutdown every time

Question

Platform Windows 10 Home recently upgraded to version 1709.

Since last few days Task Host prevent shutdown every time and massage is some what like:

Task Host Windows: is stopping background task (Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update\Automatic App update.)

Happens every time shutdown. Can not take screen shot while PC is Shutting down.

Answer 1

Hi JAYESHSHETH, this is a common enough problem, it will require a registry fix . . .

Click your Start Button, type regedit and hit Enter - this will open the Registry Editor

In the left pand, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - SYSTEM - CurrentControlSet - Control

Then in the Right Pane double click WaitToKillServiceTimeout and change the value to 1000

Click OK

Then back in the left Pane, close up all those folders (keys) again (click in the left pane and press left arrow on your keyboard a few times)

In the left pand, navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER - Control Panel - Desktop

Then in the right pane, right click in the blank space and choose New - String Value

Name the String Value WaitToKillServiceTimeout

Then double click WaitToKillServiceTimeout

Set its value to 1000

Save and close the Registry Editor

That's It!