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While there are many ways to shutdown and restart Windows, and while most users are aware of these, Microsoft also includes a hidden option dubbed the "Emergency Restart" and it is in Windows 11 too.

Google announced today the launch of a new alert system designed to keep its users safe in the real world. SOS Alerts system brings critical, official information to users near an emergency site.

It was only a short time ago that it was revealed that the OnePlus 5 had an issue when dialing 911 that would cause it to reboot. Now, the firm has apparently solved the issue with an update.

A perplexing bug in the OnePlus 5 is causing it to crash and reboot every time the user dials 911. The bug does not seem to be affecting all users, but the cause behind it remains unclear.

Google has launched its Emergency Location Service feature for Android devices in the UK and Estonia. The feature sends location data to emergency services, and will be expanded internationally.

A leaked email, sent by Saskatchewan's RCMP media relations division, has noted that the department received a private message on Facebook alerting them of "human remains" found by an area river.

Twitter Alerts has launched in the U.K. and Ireland, with 57 organisations, including police forces and government agencies, signing up to share critical information quickly when it is needed most.

When two girls, aged 10 and 12, were lost in a storm drain in South Australia last night, most people would have expected them to have called the emergency services immediately, seeing as they had...

The death toll from wildfires in Victoria State, Southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country's history. Entire towns in Victoria state were destroyed as fires were fanned by extreme temperatures...

Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will issue an emergency patch tomorrow to quash a critical Internet Explorer bug that attackers have been exploiting for more than a week. The advance warning came less than...

After issuing notification earlier today, of an imminent emergency critical patch needed for most versions of the NT core versions of Windows, Microsoft issued a patch for affected systems to Windows Update that resolved the...

Cheers Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency security patch later today. Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1). All Microsoft has said...

Microsoft has released an update that fixes seven separate Windows vulnerabilities, all of which were rated "critical" by the software giant. As expected, the release patches the way Windows processes .ani Animated Cursor files –...

Microsoft is releasing an off-cycle patch Tuesday for the .ANI vulnerability that saw an escalating number of threats appearing over the weekend. F-Secure noted that the first worm using the exploit was discovered roaming the...