Restart required to install pending updates (Win 11 )

This guide provides steps for smoothly restarting your Micrsoft Windows 11 computer to install pending updates, ensuring your device remains up-to-date and secure.

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Click on the Updates Pending symbol on the taskbar

If it's convenient to restart straight away, save any files you have open and close all software, then click **Restart now**

Windows 11 will now come up with the restarting screen briefly

Normally after a restart, Windows 11 will advise what percentage it is up to which normally when it gets to 30%, it will reboot to install further updates.

Otherwise, if it's now convenient to restart now, click on the down arrow

Click **Schedule restart**

Click **Scheduled restart**