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.

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

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Some Windows 11 users are reporting unusual behavior following recent updates. During installation of the optional April 2026 update, their PCs restart not just once ...

Microsoft is gradually rolling out Windows 11 25H2. You can wait for the update to arrive, or manually install it. The 2025 version tightens security and tweaks ...

The September Windows 11 update set a new patching record with almost 1,000 security flaws fixed.

Microsoft is rolling out Windows Update improvements that give users more control over how updates are installed while reducing disruption from frequent or poorly timed restarts. The company says the ...

Windows can install an update, restart, and ask to do it all again just weeks later. There are good reasons for that, even when nothing appears to have changed.