The 'secret sauce' behind Windows 95 fast restart trick is something I wish I knew 30 years ago

Back in the 1990s, my fellow PC chums and I thought we had stumbled across a magic trick with Windows 95, something that we ...
PC World

Windows PCs have a secret ‘last resort’ emergency restart button

Is nothing working on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer? Is an application hanging, or is your PC unresponsive? Many people will reach for the hallowed Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcut, which ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 8 will not automatically restart your computer after installing an update

With some confidence I can say that all of us have been a victim of the diabolical, automatic 3am Windows Update restart. You might be watching a movie or you might be slaying a boss in World of ...
PCGamesN

Restarting your PC after a Windows update might be a thing of the past

One constant exists between the many iterations of the Windows operating system, and that is the need to restart your entire PC to finalize updates. An inconvenience that only seems to strike at the ...
Purdue University

Reminder: Restart computer daily for software updates

Purdue IT is reminding staff that they should restart their machines, regardless of work location, on a daily basis. To facilitate critical software updates and promote overall computer health, the ...