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ziggymc
Up and Coming
February 13, 2026
Question

Meta Quest 3 not shutting down

When I go and hold down the power button to get to the shutdown menu it never shows until I hear the shutdown sound and when it shutdown it just turns off the screen on standby. So I'm constantly loosing battery. Anyone know a solution?

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    Choleni
    Choleni
    Honored Contributor
    February 13, 2026

    Hi ziggymc​ 🙂

    I guess, what you hear is not the shut down sound, but the little "beep" sound that puts the headset in sleepmode.

    Short press power button and release it - you'll get a "beep" sound and the headset is in standby/sleep mode.

    Press power button and hold - the shut down menu will pop up.

    You can use the shut down menu, or you just ignore it and hold down the power button even longer - don't release the button when the menu pops up - then you'll hear the real shut down sound.

    Hope this helps🙃

     

      ziggymcAuthor
      Up and Coming
      February 13, 2026

      i hold down the button for the shutdown menu and the menu pops up for like a half of a second before the headset makes the beep and goes to sleep instead of shutting down

      Choleni
      Choleni
      Honored Contributor
      February 13, 2026

      Okaaay? That's strange.🤔

      Try this:  When it is in sleep, press and hold the power button again - without wearing the Quest - the lenses will light up, but after a few you should hear a "jingle" sound and it will shut down completely.

        Persvicx
        Persvicx
        Inspiring
        July 20, 2026

        In recent updates, Meta did their thing and broke everything. The shutdown and sleep sounds play at the same time when powering off the headset. The headset screen should freeze and become dim, and then turn off completely. Make sure you are not holding the power button or any volume buttons while the headset is turning off. If the meta logo appears again after a shutdown then your button may be faulty, or you may also have "Turn on for updates" enabled in settings which will power on for updates and then (sometimes) power the headset off.

        Hi, I'm Aech. Stupid moth and total nerd in VR owning 3 headsets including Meta Quest 2/3 and PSVR2.
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