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Bryce
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With Windows 10 how can I shut down without installing updates?

Sometimes Windows 10 updates are pending but either:

  • I need to shut down or reboot quickly
  • The computer is acting funny and that's why I need to reboot (yeah, it's still Windows), and I don't trust running updates at that time. No point in making a bad problem worse.

However, this does not seem to be an option the power menu:

  • Sleep
  • Update and shut down
  • Update and restart
Bryce
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