According to Windows Latest, Microsoft has fixed the "Update and shut down" button to actually shut down your PC when it's done updating, rather than restarting it, with its October 2025 optional ...

In the drop-down titled Windows 11 PC experiences, under Windows Update, a single bullet point reads, "Improved: Addressed underlying issue which can cause 'Update and shutdown' to not actually shut ...

Starting with Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7019 (or 26100.7019 on 24H2) and newer, “Update and shut down" will shut down, not reboot.

Microsoft fixes Windows’ long-standing “Update and shut down” bug in Windows 11. Update KB5067036 stops unwanted restarts, ...

Windows 11 KB5067036 has a strange bug that causes the Task Manager instance to duplicate every time it is closed.

Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a bug that causes your PC to restart when you choose the Update and shut down option.

The fix for this bug, which has persisted for about a decade, comes just after Microsoft ends Windows 10 support.

Windows 11 finally fixes the bug that prevented the system from shutting down properly when selecting Update and shut down ...

Microsoft is finally fixing something that has annoyed Windows users for years. When you clicked “Update and Shutdown,” your ...