Rebooting your PC regularly is old advice, but how important is this today? And how often do you really need to restart?

Microsoft restarts Windows 11 once a month, syncing driver and firmware updates with Patch Tuesday, but hotpatch PCs face two restarts in September and October.

It's not a guarantee it'll happen, but there's a good possibility.

Learn how to factory reset Windows 11 or Windows 10, keep your files, wipe a laptop for sale, and recover a PC that won’t ...

Microsoft is changing Windows PC updates next month, forcing restarts to enable specific security component fixes to install, ...

Old operating systems weren't built to run for months without shutting down like those of the 2020s. While there was no set rule for when you should restart them, you'd notice the system becoming ...

Microsoft is working on a new Phone Link feature that would allow you to shut down, restart, or put your PC to sleep with your phone.