The 'secret sauce' behind Windows 95 fast restart trick is something I wish I knew 30 years ago

Because I thought I had discovered something nobody knew ...
Windows Report

Windows Once Had a Faster Restart Trick Using Shift + Restart

Microsoft explains how Shift + Restart once enabled a fast reboot in early Windows and why modern Windows no longer supports ...
Windows Report

Windows 11 KB5074109 Triggers Reboot Loops, Users Share a Simple Workaround

Windows 11 KB5074109 is causing crashes, reboots, black screens, and BSOD errors for some users, but workaround is available.
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Microsoft veteran explains the one weird trick that made Windows 95 restart faster

Hold down Shift to make the magic happen (or not, as the case might be) Microsoft's Raymond Chen has explained why holding ...

Windows 11 Update Breaks Shutdown On Some PCs, Here's The Workaround

Windows 11 Enterprise and IoT get an update disrupting shutdown and hibernation functionality, but a more manual shutdown is ...

Windows 11 Shutdown Bug Rocks January Update: What Happened and How Microsoft Responded

Microsoft’s first major Windows 11 update of 2026 released on January 13 introduced a concerning bug that caused some PCs to ...

Microsoft rolls out emergency Windows update after user reports

Microsoft has rolled out an urgent Windows update to fix shutdown and restart issues in Windows 11 and remote login problems ...
Ars Technica

How to disable installing updates and rebooting, Windows 7.

I have Windows 7 64bit home premium on a Z87 chipset with an unsupported SSD drive. The consequences is that rebooting means that I can't make Windows boot for X time. Every so often Windows 7 finds ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Offers Windows 11 Emergency Fixes Following Buggy January Update

Microsoft's January 2026 security update for Windows 11 has triggered some highly disruptive system issues, users report. As ...