Windows 11's latest bug won't let you shut down your PC
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Microsoft has rolled out an urgent Windows update to fix shutdown and restart issues in Windows 11 and remote login problems in Windows 10 and 11.
Microsoft's January 2026 update broke shutdown and Remote Desktop on some PCs, and the company has now pushed emergency patches to fix those issues
Microsoft has acknowledged a serious power-state regression affecting Windows 11 version 23H2 systems after the January 2026 cumulative update KB5073455.The most obvious symptom is straightforward: users select Shut down,
The out-of-band patch fixes a couple of annoying bugs added to Windows 11 and 10 by Microsoft's January update.
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'Fail to shut down': Microsoft issues urgent Windows update alert
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 security update was meant to harden PCs against stealthy firmware attacks. Instead, it has triggered a fresh headache: some systems now refuse to power off properly, looping back to the desktop instead of shutting down.
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