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The “Unstoppable” PC: Why Microsoft’s Latest Security Update is Refusing to Let Windows 10 Die

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Feed Name: securityonline.info

Date Published: 2026-02-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Ddos

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Microsoft’s January cumulative updates for Windows 11 and certain Windows 10 builds (22H2, LTSC 2021/2019) can cause systems with Virtual Secure Mode enabled to fail shutdown or sleep, sometimes rebooting instead. Microsoft acknowledged the issue tied to updates KB5078131 and KB5073724 and advises using `shutdown /s /t 0` as a temporary workaround while a comprehensive fix is developed.

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