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The Windows shutdown issue tag covers problems where Windows PCs fail to power off cleanly, often restarting instead of shutting down or refusing to hibernate. A notable example is a January 2026 security update that caused a clash between Windows power transitions and virtualization-based security features like VSM and Memory Integrity. Microsoft released emergency out-of-band patches, but some users still experience the glitch until a final fix is shipped. This tag includes troubleshooting for such shutdown failures, focusing on software conflicts rather than typical driver or hardware issues.
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    Windows Shutdown Glitch: VSM and Memory Integrity Clash (Jan 2026)

    A widely distributed January 2026 security update left a slice of Windows PCs unable to power off cleanly: hitting the shutdown button causes some machines to restart, and in other cases the system refuses to hibernate. Microsoft acknowledged the problem, released emergency out‑of‑band patches...
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