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 ...

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 broke shutdowns and some Remote Desktop sign-ins. Microsoft has released ...

Since the last major update for Windows 11 in January, problems have been piling up. Among other issues, some users were no ...

Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 fix after computers fail to shut down - One of the bugs to the world’s most popular operating system remains unfixed ...

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

Microsoft delivers a fix for the Windows 11 issue that prevented PCs from shutting down after installing a security update.

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

Microsoft concedes January's out-of-band fix didn't stop some PCs from rebooting instead of sleeping Microsoft rounded off ...

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 ...

Microsoft releases emergency Windows updates to fix shutdown failures, Cloud PC boot issues, and Patch Tuesday stability ...

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