Every time I turn off my laptop, it comes back on again a minute or so later. It never did this before. It just started doing it about a month ago for no reason that I can work out and has been doing it ever since. I have to wait for it to shut down now and pull the battery out the back and switch it off at the main. What a pain! Can anyone tell me why it does this and what I can do to remedy it? 
Several reasons could lead to this type of problem. It will take a bit of trial-and-error to figure out the culprit. Before attempting any of the following strategies, check your CD/DVD drives and make sure they are empty. If you have an older model with a floppy drive, then check to make sure that is empty as well.
Troubleshooting Shutdown Error: Disable Automatically Restart
It is possible that the laptop is experiencing a problem that causes Windows to stop responding properly. If you have the Automatically Restart setting enabled, then the laptop might restart itself if Windows experienced a problem during shutdown. The best way to deal with this is to disable this setting, which would allow an error message to appear that you could use to solve the problem.
1) Navigate to Start.
2) Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
3) Select the Advanced tab in the dialog box.
4) Select Settings beneath the tab for Startup and Recovery.
5) Look at the box in front of Automatically Restart. If it is selected, clear the box.
If Windows is experiencing a problem, you should receive an error message that will help to identify the cause.
Troubleshooting Shutdown Error: Reseat New RAM, Video Cards, Etc
If you have recently installed new RAM or a new video card, it could be that the hardware is loose. Disconnect the laptop from power and reseat your video card, RAM, or any newly installed device. See if this fixes the problem.
Troubleshooting Shutdown Error: Scan for Viruses
It is possible that a computer virus has infected your laptop, so you should scan it as soon as possible. If you need a reliable anti-virus program, I can recommend Antivirus Plus.
Troubleshooting Shutdown Error: Clean the Registry
It sounds as though you might have a problem with the registry. Download and install a good registry cleaner such as RegCure and run it to resolve errors occurring in the registry.
Troubleshooting Shutdown Error: Repair the Operating System
Use your installation disk and complete a repair installation of your operating system to fix the problem of your laptop restarting at Shutdown.
Susan Keenan | February 8th, 2010
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