Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.

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 ...

Microsoft’s having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing’s happening to some users who have ...

Back on Patch Day (July 9, 2024), Microsoft released KB5040427, a cumulative update that brought important changes and fixes for Windows 10, closing several security vulnerabilities in the operating ...

Hot patching is coming to Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the most part, I think Windows works quite well. My daily ...

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 ...

There are few certainties in life: Death, taxes, and turning your computer off and on when there’s a problem. This advice is usually the first tip you get from friends, family, and tech support.

We knew this was coming — but it’s a disappointment anyway. For almost all Windows users, the latest update from Microsoft will be something of a bad news story, as some users suddenly get a faster, ...

Use the following fixes if the second hard drive is not detected after reboot or Windows Upgrade. Before you proceed, we recommend you check for Windows Update. If an update is available, download and ...

If Hyper-V is crashing or freezing your Windows 11/10 system issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. If you just updated ...

The release targets the Windows Recovery Environment and plays a major role in how systems recover from boot failures.

Other than malware and hacking, nothing has the potential to be more dangerous to your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer’s health than electrical failure. Power outages resulting from weather or a ...