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2026-07 Windows 11 Updates, hanging on "do not power off computer..."
Good afternoon,
So we patch our fleet with Intune (hotpatching, obviously not a thing in July) our test devices all patched late yesterday into today and so far every one of them has installed what looks to be 2 patches (two reboots) and then hangs on the black screen stating "do not turn off your computer" with the animation going....
We let one sit there for ~30 minutes and another ~20 minutes before hard power cycling them, at which point they booted straight into Windows and all patches were properly applied.
It's acting as if the patches applied properly and were completed, Windows just didn't get the **bleep** memo!
We are seeing this with both Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 and Lenovo T14's and X1 Carbons. I have seen reports in the past of a similar issue with Lenovo devices due to their odd power management, however we didn't experience this in January when many others did, so I'm not convinced that is the case..
Anyone else seeing similar behavior with the July 2026 (MASSIVE) update?
Thanks,
-Corey
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Sometimes, Windows may appear to hang but is still processing updates in the background. Allow additional time (up to 1 hour) to see if the system resumes.
I’m sorry no update should take 1 hour with zero user feedback.
ive tried to apply this patch twice now and it results in a black screen with a white cursor and it seems to be doing nothing. No bios boot screen no windows 11.
Doing nothing but powering down and restarting eventually got me back into windows without the patch applied.
Microsoft, this is unacceptable way to update the OS. If it takes time it should have a progress bar and user feedback. Then any reboot process should be fast and responsive. Be better.
My update said it would take 3 minutes, but was still going after 6 hours.
Sometimes, Windows may appear to hang but is still processing updates in the background. Allow additional time (up to 1 hour) to see if the system resumes.
The bootup takes almost 1 hour after the update.
my system details
cpu Intel core i9 12900K
MB. Z690 ROG strix Wi-Fi gaming
RAM. 64 GB (32 gb 2 sticks)
hdd. Samsung 980mpro 1 tb (boot)
Samsung 980 Pro. 2 tb. Data
Toshiba 8 tb data. Data
GPU. Nvidia 3060 ti 8 gb
OS. Windows 11 Pro 25H2 with latest update till June 2026
1 hour with zero user feedback is not acceptable
I have a similar issue. Last night i set my inspiron 3910 to update and shut down. It did not shut down, but was left hanging. I turned it off but it did not restart. I have tried various hard power offs ( pressing the start button, unplugging, ) but it still does not restart properly.
System does not reboot after win 11 July 2026 update. It’s stuck at after boot logo
