Does your Windows 11 machine is shutting down while you have commanded it to restart? A handful of the users have complained of this weird phenomenon where the device seems to reboot on its own while they have opted to shut it down. There are possible reasons behind this odd occurrence. Our troubleshooting guide covers all the probable angles with the perfect angles to fix the problem irrespective of the reason.
Fix 1 – Disable the automatic restart feature
Your computer may shut down instead of restart in case it is a system failure. This can trigger the device to shutdown in case of a fatal failure, even during a BSOD.
Step 1 – To do this, press-hold the Win+R buttons.
Step 2 – Then, type this and hit Enter.
sysdm.cpl
Step 3 – Next, reach the “Advanced” tab.
Step 4 – Find the “Startup and Recovery” section. Tap “Settings” to open that settings.
Step 5 – Uncheck the “Automatically restart” option in the System failure section.
Or, you can check the option depending upon your situation.
Step 6 – Tap “OK“.
Your system will longer restart automatically, even if there is a crash or system failure.
Fix 2 – Change the Power button settings
Make sure that pressing the Power button is shutting down the system, not putting it to sleep.
Step 1 – Use the Win+R buttons together.
Step 2 – Then, put this in the Run dialog box and hit Enter.
powercfg.cpl
Step 3 – On the left-hand tab, tap the “Choose what power buttons do“.
Step 4 – On the right-hand pane, tap the ‘When I press the power button:‘ to “Shut down” from the drop-down.
Step 5 – If you are using a laptop, do this for “On battery” and “Plugged in” both the states.
Step 6 – Tap “Save changes” to save this modification.
After saving the changes, try to restart the device manually. See what it does.
Fix 3 – Turn off the Fast Startup
The ‘Fast Startup’ can be the reason why you are having this problem.
Step 1 – At first, call up a Run box.
Step 2 – Then, put this in the Run dialog box and hit Enter.
powercfg.cpl
Step 3 – Click the “Choose what power buttons do” on the left-hand pane.
Step 4 – Then, on the subsequent page, uncheck the “Turn on Fast Startup” box.
This change should take care of the problem. See if this works out.
Fix 4 – Turn off Windows Updates
Restarting your system is a crucial part of Windows Update process. So, you can just pause the Windows Update to avoid this problem.
Step 1 – Hit the Win+I button together and reach the Settings page.
Step 2 – Next, open up the “Windows Update” from the left tab.
Step 3 – On the opposite page, tap the “Pause Updates” option. Choose to pause the updates according to your choice.
Step 4 – Later, go to the “Advanced options” section.
Step 5 – Turn off the “Restart this device as soon as possible when a restart is required to install an update. Windows display a notice before the restart, and the device must be on and plugged in.” option.
This is a precautionary measure so that your Windows doesn’t restart automatically even when you have requested for a shut-down.
NOTE – On Windows 11 systems, it seems if you keep stalling an impending system restart for too long, the system may restart. The computer does automatically restart, even if you have opted for a shutdown.