Windows has been sporadically ignoring the "restart and shut down" option since at least 2021 ... (Though I really can't guess why a slightly old BIOS would have anything to do with this.) ...

Support for Windows 10 ends Oct 14. Microsoft urges users with unsupported PCs to stop using them and consider recycling or ...

System administrators may want to prevent shut down of their Windows-based computers for various reasons. The Windows operating system displays various options like Ease of Access, Power options ...