Ready, Set, No-Go

You were supposed to leave work 15 minutes ago but you squeezed in some last minute details and now you want to run. So, you save & close your applications, and then click shutdown on your fancy new laptop with Windows 7. You jump up and get ready to run, but then you see the dreadful message:

Do not unplug your machine

Installing update 1 of 15 ....

Now what? You sit and wait 20 minutes while it installs, looking at your watch every minute. Isn't there some way around this? 

Actually there is. Instead of using the Shutdown from the start button, do this:

1. Type Control-Alt-Delete
2. In the bottom right corner then is a small power button. Click the arrow
3. Choose Shutdown

The menu that opens gives you the option to Shutdown with Updates or just Shutdown.

[Source: MyTechGuide]