Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Microsoft is finally fixing the "Update and Shut Down" function on Windows, which has long been criticized for ...

Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. As the company ...

Fixes a flaw that impacted the Windows reset and reinstall tools. The patch affects certain versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. To install the patch, head to Windows Update under Settings. Get more ...

Microsoft has released the September 2025 non-security updates for Windows 10, just a few weeks before the end of support. KB5066198 with build number 19045.6396 is now available for download with ...

Most PC users have experienced this problem first-hand: Windows performs updates, and your "Restart" and "Shut down" options get replaced by "Update and restart" and "Update and shut down." Only, in ...

Microsoft Finally Fixes the Infamous ‘Update and Shut Down’ Bug Your email has been sent Microsoft has finally squashed a bug that many Windows users have complained about for years. The one that ...

In this post, we will show you how to fix a Windows 11 Update slow download issue. If your Windows 11 Update is taking a very long time to download, you are not alone. Many users have reported that ...

Microsoft has released the KB5068781 update, the first Windows 10 extended security update since the operating system reached end of support last month. On October 14, Microsoft released the final ...

September's Patch Tuesday offers bug fixes for Windows 10 and 11. Windows 11 also received a host of new and improved features. This marks the penultimate Patch Tuesday update for Windows 10. Hey ...

As reported on and discovered by WindowsLatest. If you’ve ever hit update and shut down on your PC, walked away feeling productive, and then later found your system still sitting at the login screen ...

Just days after Microsoft killed security updates for 500 million Windows 10 users, there’s bad news for Windows 11 users as well. A new, mandatory security update is a “total disaster” and an ...

Microsoft has hustled out an out-of-band update to address a Message Queuing issue introduced by the December 2025 update.