'Update and Shut Down' Actually Restarts Your PC (but a Fix Is Coming)

Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a bug that causes your PC to restart when you choose the Update and shut down option.
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“Update and shut down” no longer restarts PC, as Windows 11 25H2 patch addresses a decades-old bug

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 admits to a bug in Windows Update and offers the most classic solution possible: “Update and shut down”

The most reported Windows Update bug in the operating system has finally been fixed, but only for Windows 11 users.

Windows 11 finally fixes the long-broken “Update and shut down” option that has plagued me for years

Windows finally fixes a shutdown bug that had users second-guessing themselves for years. And now update and shut down works ...

Microsoft finally just squashed one of Windows 11's most annoying bugs

According to Windows Latest, Microsoft has fixed the "Update and shut down" button to actually shut down your PC when it's ...

Microsoft Finally Fixes the Infamous ‘Update and Shut Down’ Bug

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