Shutting down your Windows PC doesn't fully reset it. Here is why Fast Startup keeps your old session alive, and Restart wipes it clean.

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.

Shutting down your Windows 11 PC and restarting it are both options you can select when using the power button command on your computer. However, they yield slightly different results. When you shut ...

Skip the Start menu: shut down normally with a single press.

From SSD endurance to fast startup hibernation, we reveals surprising trade offs in routine shutdowns.

It's safe to say that the efficiency of modern computers has spoiled most of us. Operating systems can implement different low power states, like hibernation and standby modes, to keep our devices ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft is building remote power controls into Link to Windows, the Android companion app for Phone Link on Windows 11. Code discovered in an August 25 ...

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

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 ...

Turning a computer off or putting it to sleep may be a matter of personal preference or habit. It's faster to close a laptop's lid or have a desktop enter sleep than shutting down either type of PC.

When working in web design, you may occasionally find that your computer or printer suddenly stops working, or you lose your internet connection.It was working fine yesterday, but for some reason, it ...