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

Microsoft now bundles updates for drivers, the .NET Framework, and firmware together with the regular security updates that ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

The new controls go beyond the existing Lock PC button, adding options for restart, shut down, update-and-restart, and update-and-shut-down.