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

Microsoft has rolled out a fix for the problems affecting some users of its Secure Launch feature.

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.

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

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

Microsoft has released multiple emergency, out-of-band updates for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to fix two issues caused by the January Patch Tuesday updates. The first issue impacts ...

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

Microsoft has released another emergency Windows 11 update after a January patch triggered widespread app crashes, Outlook failures, and cloud sync issues, forcing the company into rare back to back ...

It is the first thing you can try to bypass the problem temporarily. If one or more users are already logged in, you must shut down your PC again. You can restart your computer and then shut it down.

Users of Windows 11’s big “24H2” annual feature upgrade. have discovered further problems with the update. This is apparently a fairly widespread error that ...