Tested: Microsoft fixes the Windows 11 trap that installs updates when you want to shut down or reboot PC

Microsoft has confirmed it’ll provide you with greater control over Windows updates, including the ability to decide when an update should install on your PC. The company is now rolling out a new feature that finally allows you to restart or shut down your PC without installing pending Windows 11 updates.

I usually download Windows updates as they become available, but if I am traveling for a week or longer, I’d pause updates for 7 days and choose to shut down my PC normally, except that it doesn’t shut down.

Despite the fact that Windows Update is set to pause, and I am clicking ‘Shut down,’ Windows still proceeds to install important security updates. That’s because Windows 11 ignores ‘Shut down’ and ‘Restart’ to force-install important pending updates, especially if the updates have been pending for a while.

Microsoft says it has addressed the old behavior, and Windows will no longer annoy you with forced updates.

This change is live…