What’s happened? After years of complaints, Windows 11 (and some Windows 10 PCs) will now correctly shut down when you click “Update and shut down”, instead of rebooting unexpectedly. As reported by ...

Microsoft Finally Fixes the Infamous ‘Update and Shut Down’ Bug Your email has been sent Microsoft has finally squashed a bug that many Windows users have complained about for years. The one that ...

Why it matters: The "Update and shut down" option in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is meant to do just that – install any updates in the queue and then shut down your machine afterwards. In theory, the ...

Microsoft confirms 'update and shut down' causing PC restarts was a bug Its latest preview fixes the issue that has long plagued Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems Unfortunately, the preview that fixes ...

Computers are supposed to be unambiguous. When you click a function, that function is supposed to do what it says it does. So, when you click "Update and shut down" on your PC, you assume your PC will ...

However, Windows Latest also noticed that the release notes mention a fix for the Windows Update function. “Improved: Addressed underlying issue which can cause 'Update and shutdown' to not actually ...

Sometimes you just want Windows to shut down. But instead of shutting down quickly, the system seems to ponder, blocked by running processes, background services, or open apps. However, for decades ...

Why this is important: Even though it may sound trivial, this bug undermined trust in shutdown routines, which are essential for laptops, gaming PCs, and any system where you expect it to power off ...