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

Because I thought I had discovered something nobody knew ...
Windows Report

Windows Once Had a Faster Restart Trick Using Shift + Restart

Microsoft explains how Shift + Restart once enabled a fast reboot in early Windows and why modern Windows no longer supports ...
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Microsoft veteran explains the one weird trick that made Windows 95 restart faster

Hold down Shift to make the magic happen (or not, as the case might be) Microsoft's Raymond Chen has explained why holding ...

Windows 11 Shutdown Bug Rocks January Update: What Happened and How Microsoft Responded

Microsoft’s first major Windows 11 update of 2026 released on January 13 introduced a concerning bug that caused some PCs to ...

Windows 11 Update Breaks Shutdown On Some PCs, Here's The Workaround

Windows 11 Enterprise and IoT get an update disrupting shutdown and hibernation functionality, but a more manual shutdown is ...