Merge pull request #231750 from pruphil/pphillips-maintenance-config-changes

added information for shutdown machines

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations.md

@@ -50,14 +50,18 @@ Using this scope with maintenance configurations lets you decide when to apply u
 
 ### Guest
 
-This scope is integrated with [update management center](../update-center/overview.md) which allows you to save recurring deployment schedules to install updates for your Windows Server and Linux machines in Azure, in on-premises environments, and in other cloud environments connected using Azure Arc-enabled servers. Some features and limitations unique to this scope include:
+This scope is integrated with [update management center](../update-center/overview.md), which allows you to save recurring deployment schedules to install updates for your Windows Server and Linux machines in Azure, in on-premises environments, and in other cloud environments connected using Azure Arc-enabled servers. Some features and limitations unique to this scope include:
 
 - [Patch orchestration](automatic-vm-guest-patching.md#patch-orchestration-modes) for virtual machines need to be set to AutomaticByPlatform
 - A minimum of 1 hour and 10 minutes is required for the maintenance window.
 - There is no limit to the recurrence of your schedule.
 
 To learn more about this topic, checkout [update management center and scheduled patching](../update-center/scheduled-patching.md)
 
+## Shut Down Machines
+
+We are unable to apply maintenance updates to any shut down machines. You need to ensure that your machine is turned on at least 15 minutes before a scheduled update or your update may not be applied. If your machine is in a shutdown state at the time of your scheduled update, it may appear that the maintenance configuration has been disassociated on the Azure portal, and this is only a display issue that the team is currently working to fix it. The maintenance configuration has not been completely disassociated and you can check it via CLI using [check configuration](maintenance-configurations-cli.md#check-configuration).
+
 ## Management options
 
 You can create and manage maintenance configurations using any of the following options: