Windows 10: Windows UPDATE AND SHUTDOWN option actually update and restart

Hi,


Title sums up tje situation very well. Using Windows 10 on a desktop. When an update becomes available, upon shutting down my PC I get the option to either:

1- UPDATE AND SHUTDOWN

2- UPDATE AND RESTART

3- Can’t remember what the third one is but I never saw a use to it


Anyway when clicking on UPDATE AND SHUTDOWN, computer download the update (or at least this is what I believe it is doing) but instead of shutdown down it reboot then finishes the update install than obviously stays powered on until someone shut it down again.


Does anyone ever ran into this issue before? Not a big deal but kinda annoying since I got to wait for it to restart to shut it down again.


Thanks!!


G

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