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Windows updates are supposed to help your PC, but as we all know, that’s not always the case. Not only has a recent update broken Windows shutdown, but the patch still didn’t fix the problem. I’ve ...

Sick of Microsoft's AI push, I switched from Windows 11 to the ancient Windows XP. What could go wrong?

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Attackers abused a signed but long-revoked EnCase Windows kernel driver in a BYOVD attack to terminate all security tools. In a recent incident, attackers abused a legitimate but vulnerable Windows ...

You’d think “turning it off and on again” would be the solution to a computer glitch. But for thousands of Windows users right now, the “off” part isn’t happening. Microsoft has confirmed that a ...

Microsoft's January 2026 security update presented a shutdown issue on Windows 11 PCs, but new reports indicate that the problem extends well beyond the newest OS. Windows 10 users and Microsoft ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Windows shutdown bug affects multiple versions including Windows 10 22H2, LTSC, and Windows 11 23H2, with an emergency update failing to resolve the issue. The ...

A partial government shutdown could come as soon as this weekend. Despite Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump agreeing to two weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...