Microsoft confirms "Update and Shut Down" was actually restarting Windows 11.
If you have ever noticed Windows 11’s Update and Shut Down not actually shutting down your PC and restarting instead, you’re not alone.
Many of us probably developed a little trust issue with that
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- Watch how Task Manager duplicates itself every time I close it in Windows 11 after recent updates.
00:00A Windows 11 bug is duplicating Task Manager process when you use the 'X' close button to exit it. This means Task Manager won’t quit on Windows 11, sending each instance to background. It appears that the October 2025 optional update (Build 26200.7019/26100.7019, which - Meta is replacing WhatsApp's full-fledged native Windows 11 app with a Chromium-based web wrapper that loads WhatsApp web in a container. This is likely due to recent layoffs. Meta won't directly admit that it's killing off the original WhatsApp app for Windows 11, but a new
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