- Microsoft fixed a long-standing bug in Windows 11
- The problem meant that the “update and shutdown” option was not working properly
- Instead of applying a pending update and shutting down, the bug meant the PC would restart and force you to shut it down again
Microsoft has finally fixed another annoying bug that affected Windows 11 PCs when updates were applied, although the fix is only testing at this point.
Windows Central noticed that in the latest Windows 11 preview build in the Dev Channel, Microsoft announced the following: “Fixed an underlying issue that could cause ‘update and shutdown’ to not shut down your PC afterwards.”
You may have encountered this problem before. In fact, it is very likely, at least if you used the mentioned option, many people may choose “update and restart” instead, which applies the pending Windows 11 update and then restart the system.
If you’re in a hurry, however, you might want to have your PC shut down at the time, then complete the upgrade the next time you reticle it – so you select ‘Update and Shutdown’ to do just that.
However, the bug means that rather than shutting down, the PC always goes ahead and restarts, meaning you have to wait for the update process to run, return to the desktop eventually, and then shut down the computer again.
Analysis: A long-standing oddity
This bug is something I’ve experienced a lot, and in fact, more often than not on the occasions I’ve used the “Update and Shutdown” option, the PC restarts. Indeed, I haven’t bothered to choose the option for a while because of this.
It’s a strange bug (not the first such quirk in Windows, of course) and one Microsoft has never addressed as far as I can remember. For laptop users, this could be a particularly problematic issue, as if they left their Windows 11 laptop with the idea that it would shut down – because they asked it to – and it didn’t, the notebook could end up sitting around for ages. And if you’re operating on battery power, then the power pack could run out, of course.
What’s also strange is that this has been a problem with Windows 11 for years – it can be traced back more or less to the launch of Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system – and indeed I’ve also experienced it on my Windows 10 PC.
The good news is that this bug shouldn’t bother us much longer, but we still need it to successfully transition, and reach the finished version of Windows 11 – and be confirmed to work – before we start celebrating.
However, the problem seems so heavily rooted in Windows as a recurring problem that it’s easy to be skeptical about whether Microsoft has actually cracked the solution here. Fingers firmly crossed.
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