How To Fix To GDI+ Window not shutting down

The Windows App and Graphics Device Interface are keeping your PC from shutting down. The part of the Windows operating system that offers two-dimensional vector graphics, images, and typography is called Windows GDI+. By including new features and improving some that are already there, GDI+ improves Windows graphical Device Interface (GDI), the graphical device interface that came with earlier versions of Windows. Additionally, sometimes a conflict between GDI and Windows apps results in the error GDI+ Window blocking shutdown.

What is GDI+?

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) feature in Windows applications was made possible by GDI. An improved C++-based version of GDI is called GDI+. The task of explaining graphical objects and sending them to output devices like monitors and printers falls within the scope of the Graphics Device Interface (GDI), an important operating system component and application programming interface for Microsoft Windows.

Application programmers can display data on a screen or printer without thinking about the particulars of a display device thanks to a graphics device interface (GDI+). The GDI+ classes provide methods that the application programmer calls, and those methods in turn perform calls that are required to particular device drivers. Because GDI+ insulates the application from the graphics hardware, programmers can construct apps that work on any device.

GDI+ Window preventing to shut down

Method 1: Use the Power troubleshooter to find and resolve the issue.

1. To launch the Run dialogue box, press the Windows Key + R button.
2. To access the Control Panel, type Control, and press Enter.
3. Type “troubleshooter” into the search bar and choose “Troubleshooting.”

4. Click System and Security, choose Power, and then follow the on-screen directions.

5. To apply the changes, just reboot.

Method 2: Perform System File Check (SFC)

1. Press the Windows Key and Q keys to display the Charms Bar.

2. Type cmd, then choose “Run as Administrator” by right-clicking on the cmd menu.
3. Press Enter after typing sfc /scannow.
4. Restart.

Your issue with the GDI Window not shutting down should now be solved; if not, move on to the next solution.

Method 3: Start the computer in a clean boot

By using “clean boot,” Windows can be started with the least possible drivers and startup apps. Clean boot might assist you get rid of software conflicts.

Step 1:

1. Type “msconfig” into the Windows Key + R field and press OK.
2. Select the Boot tab in the system configuration and remove the “Safe Boot” check box.
3. Return to the general page and confirm that “Selective startup” is enabled.
4. In the selected startup section, uncheck “Load startup items.”
5. Click the “Hide all Microsoft services” check box under the “Service” menu.
6. Click “Disable all” to turn off every useless service that could lead to a conflict.
7. Select ‘Open Task Manager’ from the Startup page.
8. Now, disable every enabled startup item under the Startup tab (within Task Manager).
9. Select OK, then hit Restart.

Step 2: Enable half of the services

1. Type “msconfig” into the Windows Key + R field and press OK.
2. Choose the Service tab, then check the “Hide all Microsoft services” box.
3. Choose to enable half of the checkboxes in the service list.
4. Select OK, then hit Restart.

Step 3: Determine whether the problem returns

• If the problem continues, carry out steps 1 and 2 again. Just half of the services you originally chose in step 2 should be chosen in phase 2.
• If the issue doesn’t come up, carry out steps 1 and 2 again. Just half of the services that you did not select in Step 2 should be chosen in Step 2. Continue in this way until every checkbox has been checked.
• Should you only have one service chosen from the list of services and the issue remains, it is likely that the chosen service is the root of the problem.
• Proceed to step 6. Proceed to step 4 if this issue is not caused by any services.

Step 4: Turn on 50% of the Startup items.

Microsoft services are most likely the cause of the issue if no startup item is the source of the issue. Repeat steps 1 and 2 without hiding any Microsoft services in each step to find out which Microsoft service is involved.

Step 5: Determine whether the problem returns

• If the issue remains, carry out steps 1 through 4 again. Just half of the services you originally chose from the Startup Item list should be selected in step 4.
• If the issue doesn’t come up, go back to steps 1 and 4. Just half of the services that you did not pick in the Startup Item list should be selected in step 4. Continue in this way until every checkbox has been checked.
• The selected start item is the source of the issue if there is just one startup item selected in the Startup Item list and the issue continues. Proceed to step 6.
• Microsoft services are most likely the source of the issue if no startup item is the source of the issue.

• To find out which Microsoft service Without hiding any Microsoft services in any phase, repeat steps 1 and 2.

Step 6: Resolve the problem.

Now that you’ve found the startup item or service that’s creating the issue, you can try to resolve it by getting in touch with the program’s manufacturer or visiting their forum. Additionally, you can disable that service or startup item by using the System Configuration program.

Step 7: To get back rebooting to a standard startup, take these steps:

1. Type “msconfig” into the Windows key + R button and press OK.
2. Click OK after selecting the Normal Startup option on the General tab.
3. Click Restart if the computer asks you to restart it.