In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...

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

Windows 11 (or 10) doesn't include an option to schedule an automatic shutdown of your computer, but it's possible to use ...

That said, Microsoft also says “there is no work around at this time for entering hibernation.” Be very careful. “Until this ...

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