Some twelve-and-a-half years after Windows XP first went on sale, Microsoft is turning off support for the operating system. From 8 April there'll be no further free updates or security patches ...

Confirmed: a bad McAfee update for Windows XP has shut down thousands, possibly millions, of computers around the world. That’s big trouble. UPDATED: Twitter has been buzzing with the news this ...

I purchased one of the cd's of the new WindowsXP beta 2. Originally I installed it on a hd alongside Windows 2K. Right away it wouldn't shut down. I had to run 2K to turn off the computer.Then ...

Reader Todd says that every time he shuts down his Windows XP-powered desktop, it “hangs” on the shutdown screen, forcing him to hold down the power button until the machine actually turns off.

Force Windows to Shut Down, Solve XP/7 Networking Woes, and More. By Rick Broida. Jun 15, 2010 1:00 am PDT. ... Now, every time you start or shut down Windows, you’ll see the new background.

To shut down your computer in Windows XP click on the Start button to open the Windows XP Start Menu as shown below: Once the Start Menu is open, please click on the red power button as indicated ...

How to fully shut down a Windows PC. 1. Enter the control panel. The easiest way to do this is to open the Start menu and type "control panel" then click on it when it appears.