Windows 11's latest security rollup is doing something users expect only from horror movies and stubborn smart bulbs: some ...

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

Microsoft's January 2026 update for Windows 11 has led to a shutdown bug affecting a minor group of users, causing systems to ...

A new bug in the January 2026 Windows 11 update is preventing PCs from shutting down. Here is the temporary fix to save your ...

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Stop me if you've heard this one before: It's 17:30 on a weekday, and I'm packing up. Before I leave the office, I just need to shut down my work PC. I'll click 'update and shutdown' and be out of ...

If your computer won’t shutdown properly, it can be very annoying. There could be a range of possible causes for that. But one cause could be if it’s hanging up in hibernation mode. To shutdown ...

Sometimes you just want Windows to shut down. But instead of shutting down quickly, the system seems to ponder, blocked by running processes, background services, or open apps. However, for decades ...

A GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, is responsible for processing and rendering visuals. Graphics-intensive tasks, such as gaming, video editing, and 3D modelling, put a load on the GPU. However, if ...