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 ...

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

According to the changelog from Microsoft, the issue would occur specifically after downloading and applying a Windows update ...

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

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

In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...

It is the first thing you can try to bypass the problem temporarily. If one or more users are already logged in, you must shut down your PC again. You can restart your computer and then shut it down.