From time to time, when i shut down it gets stuck at the logging off menu saying "window's shuting down"
i checked, its not installing updates or anything like that.

How would i go about fixing a hanged shutdown?

Hi raytray.

Let's refer first to Microsoft on this one: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q308029

Hya Raytray25.

That could be alot of things , have a look around here:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

http://www.pcpitstop.com/techexpress/shutdown.asp