Shut Down And Restart—Microsoft Confirms Windows Update Mistake

Microsoft has responded to the torrent of headlines following multiple bugs and emergency updates with an assurance that it is “working to rebuild trust in Windows.” The company’s engineers, The Verge ...
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Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control

Microsoft has rushed out an out-of-band Windows 11 update after January's Patch Tuesday broke something as fundamental as turning PCs off.… The emergency fix, KB5077797, landed on January 17 for ...
eTeknix

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix Windows 11 Shutdown Bug

Windows 11 devices, especially after the January 2026 security update, have encountered a specific bug: when trying to shut down the computer, it restarts instead of turning off. The issue affects ...
PC World

The ‘Windows won’t shut down’ bug is even worse than we thought

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Windows shutdown bug affects multiple versions including Windows 10 22H2, LTSC, and Windows 11 23H2, with an emergency update failing to resolve the issue. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: January update shutdown bug affects more Windows PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that a known issue preventing some Windows 11 devices from shutting down also affects Windows 10 systems with Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) enabled. VSM is a Windows security ...