I never really noticed it while casually using my PC, but that issue where your PC would automatically restart even after you selected 'Update and Shut Down' was subtly annoying, wasn't it?😵💫💭
And apparently, this was actually a really old bug. It's kind of funny to think, 'Wait, that problem was around for that long?'... but it seems like it was finally fixed in the latest Windows 11 update (25H2)✨
Why Did 'Update and Shut Down' Cause a Restart?
This is a bit of a complicated story for PC beginners like me...
When you normally 'Shut Down,' it just turns off the power, but 'Update and Shut Down' is the operation that applies updates while shutting down, right?💡
However, due to a long-standing issue, when you performed this action, the power wouldn't actually turn off properly, and it would restart instead😳
And apparently, this behavior was a bug dating back to the Windows 8 era. Isn't it surprising that it's been around for that long?!
What Changed in the Latest Update?
It seems Microsoft fixed this bug in the Windows 11 25H2 update🌸
That means even if you select 'Update and Shut Down,' your PC will now properly power off!
This is a subtle change, but it's actually quite a welcome one, isn't it?👍✨
Why Was This Happening All This Time?
This involves a slightly technical explanation, but simply put...
It's related to Windows' 'Fast Startup' feature💭
Fast Startup is a mechanism to make your PC boot faster, but it was apparently causing what you thought was a 'shut down' after updating to actually be a restart state instead😮💨
With this update, that part of the process was reviewed, and now it can properly 'shut down'✨
Summary: Who Might Be Happy About This Update🍓
- People who want to be sure their PC's power is turned off after applying updates
- People who have been troubled by unexpected restarts
- Windows 11 users who haven't installed the latest update yet
If you've also felt like 'something's weird' about this phenomenon, you might want to make sure to install the 25H2 update now💡
It feels kind of subtle, but when these little details get fixed, it makes you feel a bit more at ease, doesn't it?😆✨
Hatena
Comments
ジャック
I thought it was just me.
ノーラン
Some developer must have gotten fed up with this bug and fixed it on their own, right?
ハンナ
Finally... I've been irritated by this bug for years. It was the worst when my laptop would get hot in my bag and drain the battery.
クリス
I can't believe such a basic function stayed broken for so long, it's like a light switch that occasionally turns on the garbage disposal. How many laptops died because of this... It took too long, but I'm glad it's fixed.
グレース
If Windows were open source, someone would have fixed this ages ago.
サム
This is one of the world's largest companies, and they can't even tell the difference between shutdown and restart? That's crazy. And they're relying on AI to fix bugs?
ノーラン
This isn't degradation or anything, it's just incompetence.
サム
This OS is seriously crap.
ハンナ
That's good... but next, fix Notepad bugs, the sleep mode bug that causes random restarts, the Alt+Tab window duplication bug, fix all of them, then I'll acknowledge it as a proper OS! But this is the result of spending money and outsourcing to AI?
レオ
For real? Windows 11 finally got better with an update, they're finally getting serious!
サラ
Windows is such a joke of an OS, why is everyone stuck with it😭
ジャック
Every time I pressed update and shut down and it restarted on its own, I thought I was going crazy... and it's just one button press.
ジャック
It wasn't just me?
ハンナ
This happens frequently on my Win10 too, why has this bug been lingering for so long??
ロバート
I thought I pressed the wrong button, but I guess I wasn't wrong after all.
ロバート
Oh, so this was a genuine bug? Glad it wasn't just my pirated Windows.
