There are times where you have to shut down your system in a hurry, and the normal method just isn’t working. So, what do you do in these cases?

Let me say first off that you should always shut down your computer in the standard method. Anything other than what you usually do can cause damage to your files.

If the standard shut down isn’t responding, I suggest you follow the steps we wrote in How To Determine What Is Slowing Down Your Computer. At thet your top, you will see an option for “Shut Down”, and because of where you are in the system, hat sometimes seems to get a better response than going through the Start button.

Another option is to push in the on switch and hold it for several seconds. This will reset your system, but without the normal shut down process, which means this should be used sparingly.

The absolute last ditch effort is to unplugging the computer. You should use this only after every other method has been exhausted, and there are times where the computer will simply not to react to any sort of input, so you have to use this option.

Essentially, just always try to be a responsible computer user and shut down properly, but don’t fret if you have any other option.