Microsoft claims that it has fixed "update and shutdown" bug that caused Windows to restart instead

If you have worked on a PC with Microsoft's Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system, you may have encountered a bug that could occur during system updates. Windows offers two main options when it comes to updating: "update and restart", or "update and shut down".

• The first installs the Windows update and will restart the PC so that you can continue working.
• The second installs the updates and shuts down the PC after the update has been installed.

The bug caused the system in the second case to restart instead of shutting down. This usually meant that you had to run the shutdown command again to shut down the PC, sometimes in the morning or at a later point in time, if you did not wait for the initial operation to complete. This could lead to some frustrating experience, especially if you did not wait for the operation to complete and got back hours later to the PC noticing that it never shut down.

Microsoft says it has fixed the issue, but does not provide an explanation

Microsoft claims now that it has identified the root cause of the bug and fixed it. The information is found in the preview update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and version 24H2 on the official Microsoft Support website.

There, Microsoft writes: "Improved: Addressed underlying issue which can cause “Update and shutdown” to not actually shut down your PC after updating."

Microsoft did not explain the bug or provide information about it. Its cause is unclear therefore.

Here is what you need to know:

• The bug fix is integrated in the preview update. It will be included in the next cumulative update for Windows 11, which Microsoft will release on Tuesday, November 11th.
• The bug is fixed in Windows 11, versions 24H2 and 25H2.
• It is listed as a gradual rollout. This means that Microsoft will enable the fix over time on systems that have the updates installed.

Once the change is applied, Windows should shut down properly after the installation of an update, if the shutdown option is selected.

Microsoft won't release a fix for its Windows 10 operating system, despite it also being affected by the issue.

Now You: Did you ran into the issue previously while updating your Windows PCs? Feel free to leave a comment down below.

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