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Patch or Panic? A Pragmatic Guide to Responding to Windows Update Failures in Enterprise Fleets

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Actionable runbook to triage and remediate the Jan 13, 2026 "Fail To Shut Down" Windows update issue—balance patching needs and uptime.

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