Updating system - do not power off. During shutdown.

Help.....when I shutdown my t420 and am conneced to external power, I consistently get a message during the shutdown process, something like "applying update 1 of 1. Do not power off or unplug your computer'. This is very consistent, happens every time, whether I have <knowingly> installed any updates or not. This causes the Thinkpad t420 to take a long time to power off.
I can't tell what is being updated or if this a real message or just some residual stuff from a past update.
any help/pointers on how to clear this would be appreciated.
R

do you have automatic windows update switched on in the control panel under Windows Update.
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Jin Li
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