It's a tale as old as tech time: if you're experiencing problems with the performance or stability on your phone, tablet, or computer, give it the old restart treatment. This tried-and-true ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

If you don't unlock your Android device for three straight days, it will now automatically restart. Why? Because it will make it harder for bad actors, such as a thief, to break into your device. We ...

If your Samsung phone has started slowing down, a simple setting can resolve this issue. The "Auto Restart" feature automatically refreshes your phone at a scheduled time. This helps minimize problems ...

For some reason this just started in the last year, even though I have the Group Policy "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations" enabled. I am regularly on ...

Google’s mobile operating system Android will now automatically reboot if the phone is locked for three days in a row. On Monday, the tech giant pushed updates to ...

Summary: Google is adding an auto-restart feature to Android devices to improve their security. This feature will force Android devices to restart automatically if they have been locked for a certain ...

Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.

One of the major problems with Windows is the inconsistent update cycle. You will never know when your device restarts after an update. This can happen during work ...

Sometimes I have users say that their PC automatically rebooted overnight after Windowsupdate. Sometimes I see that others in the morning are requesting a "Restart Now". I'm curious which under which ...