John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

Do you use a background-only application (no dock icon) that’s critical to your workflow? Something like Quicksilver, Butler, LaunchBar, or SnapzProX? Like nearly all OS X applications, these programs ...

Setting up these means you can now specify when Windows 11/10 updates should run automatically, and when the PC should restart to apply the changes. The deadline means that after crossing, the Windows ...

A restart can do more than just turning your phone off and back on. It actually refreshes your device’s memory and reloads all applications and services. That’s why it’s recommended to restart your ...

Last year, Apple rolled out the same feature for iOS. The thinking behind adding an automatic reboot after a certain period of inactivity is to make life more difficult for someone who is trying 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 ...

Roger is a long-time tech journalist with many site credits including AppleInsider and Android Authority. His specialties include everything from Apple, Android, and Windows devices through to ...

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 ...

With some confidence I can say that all of us have been a victim of the diabolical, automatic 3am Windows Update restart. You might be watching a movie or you might be slaying a boss in World of ...

A March update for Android Auto reportedly introduces a glitch that causes the app to restart randomly; the issue is being investigated ...