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 ...

Fortunately, there's a workaround.

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 ...

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

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

PCWorld reports that Microsoft acknowledges a shutdown bug affecting Windows 11 23H2 PCs, preventing proper system shutdown after the latest update. This issue matters for users experiencing ...

Microsoft's first Windows 11 update of 2026, specifically KB5034763, caused shutdown and restart failures for some users. This out-of-band update, released on January 17, 2026, addressed a ...

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

After the first update stopped PCs from shutting down or going to sleep, the latest one halts the boot-up process. Microsoft ...