Microsoft Fixes Long-Standing ‘Update and Shut Down’ Bug in Windows 11

Your Windows 11 PC will finally shut down! Learn about the KB5067036 update that fixes the decades-old restart glitch, plus new features like faster search and simpler update names.

Microsoft has confirmed and issued a fix for a frustrating, long-running issue affecting Windows 10 and Windows 11 users in its latest October updates. For many years, users who selected the ‘Update and shut down’ option on their PC were often surprised to find the computer actually performed an ‘Update and restart,’ booting back up to the login screen instead of powering off completely.

The Restarting Mystery Solved

Imagine choosing ‘update and shut down’ late at night on your laptop but finding the device running again in the morning, sometimes with a drained battery. This was the problem with Microsoft’s update system. Because the “Update and shut down” and “Update and restart” buttons look very similar, many users believed they ...