Neowin News Feed for: Reboot

Microsoft explains why Windows 11 KB5083631, KB5083769 are making systems restart more times

Sayan Sen — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:40:01 +0000

Microsoft says the latest KB5083769, KB5083631 updates can lead to systems restarting more than once. The company has explained why that is. Read more...

Microsoft warns Windows PCs keep restarting after KB5082063, KB5082142 update bug

Sayan Sen — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed a new bug with the latest Windows Patch Tuesday update as its leading to "repeated restarts." Read more...

Microsoft veteran explains the flawed yet cool old Windows trick to restart PCs much faster

Sayan Sen — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:40:01 +0000

Microsoft's veteran engineer has explained how a very cool old Windows trick worked that allowed the system to restart quickly. Read more...

Android phones will mimic iPhones by automatically restarting, but it's a feature

Sayan Sen — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:34:01 +0000

Just like Apple's iPhones can do now, your Android phone will also reboot automatically after three days of continuous lock. Read more...

Mortal Kombat 1 officially announced, coming Sept. 19 with beta access in August

John Callaham — Thu, 18 May 2023 13:28:27 +0000

NetherRealm Studios has confirmed it will release the fighting game reboot Mortal Kombat 1 on September 19. Preorders begin on Friday, and Xbox and PS5 preorders will get beta access in August. Read more...

Turn 10 shows off Forza Motorsport reboot gameplay, launches in 2023

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:48:02 +0000

The Forza Motorsport reboot received a ray-tracing enhanced trailer filled with fast cars, beautiful circuits, and intricate simulations at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase today. Read more...

Saints Row is getting a reboot, launches in February 2022

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:06:01 +0000

Deep Silver and Volition announced a reboot to Saints Row today, giving players an origin story to play through for the first time. The open-world action title will feature cooperative play. Read more...

Turn 10's reimagined Forza Motorsport makes its debut with an in-engine trailer

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:52:01 +0000

At the Xbox Games Showcase today, developer Turn 10 showed off the next installment in the Forza Motorsport series. Lacking any number to denote a sequel, the reboot currently has no release date. Read more...

Playground Games teases a Fable series reboot at the Xbox Games Showcase

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:52:02 +0000

To close off the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft announced a surprise Fable reboot from Playground Games, makers of Forza Horizon. The reboot does not have a release date as of yet. Read more...

Wise Auto Shutdown 1.75.94

Razvan Serea — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:32:01 +0000

Wise Auto Shutdown is a small utility that you can use to schedule automatic shutdown, restart, sleep or logoff on your PC. Read more...

Destroy All Humans! remake announced for PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:50:01 +0000

THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have announced an upcoming remake of the classic video game Destroy All Humans!, coming sometime in 2020. The trailer for the action-adventure title is live. Read more...

Star Control: Origins releasing on September 20, gets new gameplay footage

Usama Jawad — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 06:48:01 +0000

Star Control: Origins, a reboot of the series, has received a new gameplay trailer showing off diverse environments, characters, and interstellar ships. The game releases on September 20, 2018. Read more...

Intel: Meltdown/Spectre patches also cause reboots on newer processors

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:54:02 +0000

In a blog post, the company's Executive Vice President Navin Shenoy admitted that further testing revealed a bug causing patched systems to reboot more frequently, also affects newer processors. Read more...

Intel's fix for Meltdown and Spectre had a bug of its own

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 05:38:01 +0000

The chipmaker is now recommending some of its bigger customers delay the installation of its latest patches aimed at Meltdown and Spectre after reports of unsolicited reboots on some processors. Read more...

Switching between Windows 10 Education and Enterprise will soon get easier

Usama Jawad — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:52:01 +0000

With the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is making it easier to switch between Windows 10 Education and Enterprise. Switching between the two will no longer require rebooting a machine. Read more...

The new Prey is now available for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:28:01 +0000

The brand new Prey developed by Arkane Studios is now available. The game takes place aboard the moon orbiting space station, Talos I, which has been taken over by aliens with strange abilities. Read more...

Bethesda reveals Prey reboot, coming in 2017

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:04:02 +0000

Bethesda has unveiled Prey, a re-imagining of the original game from 2006. The rebooted version is being developed by the same team behind Dishonored 2 and is headed to consoles and PCs in 2017. Read more...

AlomWare Reset 2.50

Razvan Serea — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:44:01 +0000

AlomWare Reset: Why wait for your PC to reboot? Quickly reset in 10 seconds instead! Read more...

Stardock announces Founder's Program for resurrected Star Control franchise

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:14:01 +0000

Stardock has recently announced a refresh of the Star Control series, with a new game on the way and a Founder's Program for fans who want to get an early look at the game. Read more...

Reboot Restore Rx 2.0 Build 201402241305

Razvan Serea — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:40:02 +0000

Reboot Restore Rx 2.0 has officially been released with full Windows 8 and 8.1 support as well as GPT partition and UEFI Bios support. Reboot Restore Rx is an alternative to Windows SteadyState. Read more...

Reboot Restore Rx 2.0 Build 201402101413

Razvan Serea — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:44:40 +0000

Reboot Restore Rx 2.0 now available for Windows 8.1 users

Razvan Serea — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:13:15 +0000

Reboot Restore Rx 2.0 has officially been released with full Windows 8 and 8.1 support as well as GPT partition and UEFI Bios support. Reboot Restore Rx is a alternative to Windows SteadyState. Read more...

Windows 7 update bug is causing machines in Brazil to enter reboot-loop

Brad Sams — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:46:34 +0000

A recent security update is causing Windows 7 machines in Brazil to enter an endless reboot cycle but there is a work around if you have a already installed the update. Read more...

Reboot Restore Rx 1.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:06:25 +0000

Reboot Restore Rx is a Freeware utility designed to Restore PC's every time the computer is restarted. Reboot Restore Rx integrates Reboot-and-Restore, a simple concept designed to keep computers Read more...

Windows Phone 8 random reboot fix coming in December

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:55:27 +0000

According to a statement released by the company, Microsoft has identified the issue with Windows Phone 8 devices causing random reboots and plan to ship an OTA update in December Read more...

Microsoft: We're looking into Windows Phone 8 reboot issues

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:06:20 +0000

After many Windows Phone 8 users reported problems with their devices yesterday - from random reboots to OS freezes - Microsoft has now confirmed it's "currently investigating" these issues. Read more...

AVG signature update cripples Windows machines

Damien Reynolds — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:17:10 +0000

AVG, one of the leading suppliers of anti-virus software, released an update yesterday that caused more harm then good the outcry started. The signature update, dated November 9, allowed the program to think that user32.dll... Read more...

Windows Vista, Longhorn Server and IE 7 Beta Test Reboot

Neowin Staff — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:38:49 +0000

Testers who responded to the Microsoft call up to be re-included into the Windows Longhorn Server beta test have been notified that the test has been "restarted" under the old name "Windows Vista, Longhorn Server... Read more...