How to force soft shutdown when XP system cannot shut down

Have you tried the failure of Windows XP to shut down? Click "Start" → "Turn off the computer" to select No response, press the key combination "Ctrl+Shift+Delete" and there is no response. Usually this kind of situation can only be forced to shut down directly according to the power button of the chassis, one or two will be considered, too often, the computer hardware is not good. If you encounter this situation often, try this method before pressing the power button:

Right click on the windows xp taskbar, select "Task Manager", press and hold "Ctrl" Click on the "Shutdown" or "Restart" under the "Shutdown" menu of the Task Manager, so that you can shut down or restart immediately. This method of forced shutdown is much faster than the normal shutdown or restart, but this is also a forced shutdown. Previously, the system settings and unsaved files will not be saved, so please do not use it when you have to. This trick. Usually there are some software that will also limit the shutdown when running. If you can't find out which software is the problem, use this trick.