Microsoft explains how Shift + Restart once enabled a fast reboot in early Windows and why modern Windows no longer supports ...

Experiencing random restarts on your Windows 11 PC can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you're in the middle of an important task, enjoying your favorite game, or participating in a virtual ...

The fix is for a bug that prevents some systems from shutting down, while another bug that prevents hibernation has no ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 security update was meant to harden PCs against stealthy firmware attacks. Instead, it has ...

Windows 11 Enterprise and IoT get an update disrupting shutdown and hibernation functionality, but a more manual shutdown is ...

The first step is to disconnect all peripherals. If your computer does not hang after disconnecting the peripherals, one of them might be responsible for this issue. In this case, updating or ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a Windows 11 problem that caused some computers to restart instead of ...

One constant exists between the many iterations of the Windows operating system, and that is the need to restart your entire PC to finalize updates. An inconvenience that only seems to strike at the ...

If your PC restarts unprompted, freezes, or programs crash, you could have a RAM problem on your hands. To find out whether RAM really is the problem, you can use your PC’s memory diagnostics tool to ...

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