Unable to Shutdown Due to a DDE Server Window Fix

At first, press the Windows key and type ‘regedit‘ in the search bar.

Then, tap ‘Registry Editor’ to open the Registry Editor utility.

a. When you have opened the Registry Editor page, click ‘File’ and ‘Export’‘.

b. Then, store the backup on your computer.

This backup will be helpful if your system crashes.

Go to this specified location through the left-hand pane:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Go to the right-hand side

Look for the “WaitToKillServiceTimeout” string value

Just, double-tap the value to edit it

Next, input the value in the ‘Value Data:’ box.

Then, click ‘OK’ to save it.

Exit the Registry Editor and restart your machine. Now, when your system restarts try shutting down the system.

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