It's not recommended to interrupt this critical process until it completes.
Windows uses the shutdown process to perform system maintenance operations, and process changes such as updates, roles, and features. When you use Boot diagnostics to view the screenshot of the VM, you may see that the screenshot displays the message 'Restarting', 'Shutting down', or 'Stopping services'. This article provides steps to resolve the issues of 'Restarting', 'Shutting down', or 'Stopping services' messages that you may encounter when you reboot a Windows virtual machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure.
Azure Windows VM shutdown is stuck on 'Restarting', 'Shutting Down', or 'Stopping services'
