'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.

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.
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Windows 11 KB5067036 issue, Task Manager won’t close and duplicates, may hurt performance

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