HP laptop not shutting down

My laptop has encountered a problem.
When I shut it down, it does not get off. black screen comes, but the light still continues to glow. I tried it for 30 minutes but the light did not get off. So I am a bit tensed about it. Please someone help.

Darsh,
Welcome to the HP Forum.
You did not say which Operating System you are running.
In general, when this happens, and everyting else is OK with the computer, then it is a sign that there is a program that is not shutting down properly -- a program is stuck spining in circles.
The "something stuck" might be one of your programs, that is, something you installed - a game that did not shut down properly.  The "something stuck" might be a regular system program that should have stopped but is not doing so because the program running is corrupted and cannot stop like it should.
EXAMPLE:  Use the Task Manager to check what is running just before you shut down the system.
How to Use the New Task Manager in Windows 8
The problem could be due to an Update that is stuck.
The problem could be due the system needing one or more Updates.
The problem could be due to a driver that is in need of being resintalled.
A Hard Reset might clear the problem:

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