Windows 10 doesn't shut down properly

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  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 Home 64 bits
       #1

    Windows 10 doesn't shut down properly


    I have a laptop ASUS Zenbook UX303LN. I made a clean install to Windows 10 and now it doesn't shut down properly.

    When I shut it down, the screen goes black, but the power light remains on and I have to shut it down manually. Also, I sometimes cannot restart it when it goes to sleep and I also have to shut it down manually. This doesn't happen everytime, but most of the time. I previously had Windows 8.1 and did not have this problem. Actually, I'm considering changing back.

    The OS and drivers are all up to date.

    I have research this issue and the most common fixes are:
    • Uncheck the "Turn on fast startup (recommended)"
    • Use a shortcut for "shutdown /s /t 5"


    I've tried both and the problem remains.

    These are the videos / articles I've found on the subject:
    How to fix windows 10 shut down problem (Youtube video)
    How to create a Windows 10 shutdown.exe (shut down fix) (Youtube video)
    How to fix Windows 10 sleep problem (dead sleep) (Youtube video)
    Fix: Laptop Won’t Shutdown in Windows 10
    Windows 10 doesn't shut down properly

    Some help would be much appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 60
    W10
       #2

    I had what sounds like the same problem on a Dell Inspiron 15 3542.

    Switch off and battery sometimes flat on reboot.

    Recover from sleep sometimes requires a hard reset.

    After several abortive attempts I cured it by disabling the Intel Management Engine Interface in device manager.

    No side effects from doing this.

    Tried various versions of the Intel Management Engine Interface but all brought back the problem.
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  3. Posts : 46
    64-bit 10240 10 Pro
       #3

    My Windows shuts down just fine, but restart takes forever.
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  4. Posts : 108
    windows 8.1
       #4

    I had the same problem too. I tried many formats/ clean installs and nothing work.

    Sometime changed the HDD and bought a new one and everything is working fine.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 Home 64 bits
    Thread Starter
       #5

    1nitram2 said:
    After several abortive attempts I cured it by disabling the Intel Management Engine Interface in device manager.
    Thanks, it really did solve the problem.

    Except... a new problem came up. The desktop icons don't stay in place. Whenever I shut the computer off and on, it rearranges all my desktop icons. It's driving me crazy. Did this happen to you? If so, how did you solve it?
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  6. Posts : 60
    W10
       #6

    MalRL said:
    Thanks, it really did solve the problem.

    Except... a new problem came up. The desktop icons don't stay in place. Whenever I shut the computer off and on, it rearranges all my desktop icons. It's driving me crazy. Did this happen to you? If so, how did you solve it?
    Nope, no problems seen as yet
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  7. Posts : 60
    W10
       #7

    Williams said:
    I had the same problem too. I tried many formats/ clean installs and nothing work.

    Sometime changed the HDD and bought a new one and everything is working fine.
    The Intel Management Engine works with BIOS and various drivers to control power, it looks as if it preferred the new driver that came with the change of HDD
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  8. Posts : 1
    W10
       #8

    Hi everyone !


    I was having the same issues: shutdown/sleep problem, desktop icons moving, preferences reset after every (forced) shutdown etc
    And it only appeared after clean install. Before that? Everything was perfect!


    Hence I knew it was only a driver issue.
    Thus I downloaded every latest w8.1 and w10 drivers on the asus website for my UX301LA.


    I went for my xth clean install since september... But this time: local account and no wifi. I did not want any synchronisation/update to screw things up.


    I first installed w8.1 drivers then the w10 ones (ATK then touchpad).

    As I suspected, windows update drivers are the source of these issues.
    Since then it works like a charm!

    Hope it will help someone...

    Gwel
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  9. Posts : 1
    Win 10 Enterprise
       #9

    1nitram2 said:
    I had what sounds like the same problem on a Dell Inspiron 15 3542.

    After several abortive attempts I cured it by disabling the Intel Management Engine Interface in device manager.

    No side effects from doing this.

    Tried various versions of the Intel Management Engine Interface but all brought back the problem.
    Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked!

    Afterwards I decided to go look for an older driver for Intel Management Engine Interface that worked for me on Win 8.1 and tried that and it works, no more annoying problems with shutdown and restarting. :)

    Here is the working driver below, the one from the Asus drivers webpage also works, but it's from 2013, the one below is Nov 2014
    http://www.station-drivers.com/index...d=1011&lang=en
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  10. Posts : 60
    W10
       #10

    kage00 said:
    Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked!

    Afterwards I decided to go look for an older driver for Intel Management Engine Interface that worked for me on Win 8.1 and tried that and it works, no more annoying problems with shutdown and restarting. :)

    Here is the working driver below, the one from the Asus drivers webpage also works, but it's from 2013, the one below is Nov 2014
    http://www.station-drivers.com/index...d=1011&lang=en

    Glad it worked for you, no such luck for me.
    I've tried various 9.x.x.x , 10.x.x.x , 11.x.x.x versions with no success.
    Everything works with Intel Management Engine Interface disabled so I'm staying with that.
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