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

Remember that Windows bug preventing PCs from shutting down or hibernating? It affects more devices than we initially thought ...

Windows 11's latest security rollup is doing something users expect only from horror movies and stubborn smart bulbs: some PCs simply refuse to power off. After installing the new Patch Tuesday update ...

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

Microsoft's January 2026 update broke shutdown and Remote Desktop on some PCs, and the company has now pushed emergency patches to fix those issues ...