I didn't try, but found it here:
https://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=90

nali wrote on 2026-04-06, 18:59:

I didn't try, but found it here:
https://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=90

Yeah, that was one I tried. The link doesn't work, sadly. 🙁

And this ?
https://dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/micro … /260067usa8.exe

I searched with the name "260067usa8.exe".

nali wrote on 2026-04-06, 23:16:

And this ?
https://dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/micro … /260067usa8.exe

I searched with the name "260067usa8.exe".

Ooh. That one has downloaded it. Thanks. 😀 Will give it a try now.

Shoot. It hadn't done it for quite a few shutdowns, but despite installing that update, it just did it again when I shut it down for the night.

On Nali's tacktech URL at the top of this page, there is another shutdown related patch called Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement, Release Date: 11.01.1999. The KB article has more information about the patch. You might try that patch as well.

It's possible you have multiple issues, and the first patch did resolve one of them, but you still need the other patch(es).

In my memory, there are a number of shutdown related patches, or at least, you had to keep on applying updates to resolve all the issues in Win98 when they came down on Windows Update. There were so many fixes over the course for 95, and 98, I don't think I kept up backing them all up even though I tried. That said, I think WinME is basically the most fully patched version of 9x out of the box...

I had shutdown issues with some Nvidia drivers back in the day, might be worth trying different drivers.

I had an intermittent shutdown hanging issue on Windows 95 OSR2 that I solved by disabling NVRAM/ESCD updates in device manager.

I'm not sure if this option exists in 98SE or if it would even help, but I thought I'd just mention it regardless.

akula65 wrote on Today, 00:00:

On Nali's tacktech URL at the top of this page, there is another shutdown related patch called Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement, Release Date: 11.01.1999. The KB article has more information about the patch. You might try that patch as well.

It's possible you have multiple issues, and the first patch did resolve one of them, but you still need the other patch(es).

Oh, nice. Thank you. Yeah, I'll give that a try and see what happens.

scj312 wrote on Today, 01:35:

I had shutdown issues with some Nvidia drivers back in the day, might be worth trying different drivers.

I did wonder if it might be the graphics drivers. That's something else I can try if the second shutdown update doesn't resolve it. 😀

TheIpex wrote on Today, 01:38:

I had an intermittent shutdown hanging issue on Windows 95 OSR2 that I solved by disabling NVRAM/ESCD updates in device manager.

I'm not sure if this option exists in 98SE or if it would even help, but I thought I'd just mention it regardless.

Not sure. I don't recall seeing them. I'd have to check.

DustyShinigami wrote on Today, 10:08:

scj312 wrote on Today, 01:35:

I had shutdown issues with some Nvidia drivers back in the day, might be worth trying different drivers.

I did wonder if it might be the graphics drivers. That's something else I can try if the second shutdown update doesn't resolve it. 😀

If it is a driver or some kind of resource problem, then this is where you can start from scratch on the OS install, by going to a minimum workable hardware configuration, maybe like a plain PCI VGA card fully supported in the installer as well, and swap in the video card after the OS install proven solid, and install additional peripherals and their drivers one by one, with lots of testing along the way. That's how to identify and solve issues, but of course, even if you fail shutdown at a step, sit and think about why. It might not be a driver or card you just installed. It can be a weird bug / compatibility issue. (see the mention of SB Live) Patching the OS for the shutdown related issues is still relevant.