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.
XDA Developers on MSN

A Microsoft engineer reveals how Windows 95's 'secret' fast restart worked

Wait, there was a fast restart?

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 ...

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 ...
Analytics Insight

Windows 11 Update Chaos: Microsoft’s First 2026 Patch Triggers Shutdown Bug

The first Windows 11 update for 2026 has caused unexpected trouble to some users and prevented the affected computers from ...
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 ...