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James Williams

I can't turn off my computer

I don’t mean that in the sense that I’m addicted to it. I literally can’t turn it off. When I shut it down, it immediately boots up again. When I tell it to hibernate, it immediately boots up again.

From Microsoft:

Symptoms

After installing this update, some Secure Launch-capable PCs with Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) enabled are unable to shut down or enter hibernation. Instead, the device restarts.1

Next step

This issue will be addressed in a future Windows update. Additional information will be shared as soon as it becomes available.

How has it come to this? Technology used to be a source of optimism. We used to dream about all the ways it could improve our lives. Now we’re lucky if a system upgrade doesn’t break the fucking power button.


1

Translation: we fired all the engineers that know how computers work and set the rest of the company on shoveling AI slop into your stupid, willing faces.