Windows 11 shutdown bug explained with causes, fixes, and workarounds to stop restarts, battery drain, and failed power-offs after updates.

No rest for the wicked.

Windows 11 KB5074109 (January 2026 Update) is causing major issues on some PCs, and Microsoft has more details to share.

Q: I have a Dell XPS-8900 desktop computer with 24 GB of memory and an i7-6700 CPU running Windows 10. This week I was encouraged to run quite a few Windows updates, so I rebooted. Many times when I ...

I don’t like my OS doing things or adding things without my permission as much as the next person. As a life-long Windows user, that little pop-up telling me to restart my PC has gotten on my nerves ...

It is the very first thing you need to do when you are getting the aforementioned error. At times, a simple restart fixes countless problems within moments. If a bug ...

Because I thought I had discovered something nobody knew ...