Midchuck -

Most laptops are "resistant" to full shutdown, but in Windows you may find that at Start|Settings|Control Panel|Power Options you can change the setup so that a "Shutdown" option is offered. Most laptops default to use "Standby" and "Hibernate" modes that only turn off a few things, but the third choice - Shutdown - should turn off at least the connected hubs - assuming they're similar to my couple of most recent ones.

A few laptops may have a separate "green control" program that you need to find to manipulate it's brain warps, but most will respond to the Control Panel settings.

Most have a "reset" button that you can use to bring the machine out of Hibernation, and if you press and hold for a few seconds it's common for them to open the shutdown/restart dialog where you can choose a full off. Laptop builders are, unfortunately, quite "creative" about making your life difficult though, so yours may be a deviant form.

John