The latest Windows Insider update gives real control over the shutdown menu, so pending updates only install when you say so.

Put simply, you can "skip Windows updates during setup" and even “pause updates as long as you want,” which means you can ...

Leaving your PC on 24/7 only costs around $15 extra per year on a high-end system, and even less for lower-power machines. Productivity gains from leaving your PC on outweigh the potential cost ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...

Microsoft is overhauling Windows 11 updates with options to pause indefinitely, skip updates during setup, and restart ...