I have an update for my Xbox x that gets to the console will restart during the update but...

is it supposed to turn on though?

As stated above this occurs when the console checks for a system update and the time, 3am, is around the time when its mandatory to update, US time.

During the stage between Verifying and Applying, when the consoles restarts during the update, the Xbox button on the console will flash or pulse about 15-20 times for a XBox OneX and about 6-10 times for a Xbox Series X.

So, the consoles are designed specifically to turn themselves on in the middle of the night to run updates? That is a seriously bad design if you ask me...there's no reason for it to do that. None of my other electronics turn themselves on...my TV and PC both update when I turn them on. Looks like I'll start unplugging my Xbox at night in that case.

Having said that, neither my One X or Series X have installed system updates when turned off...they wait until I turn the thing on

is it supposed to turn on though?

As stated above this occurs when the console checks for a system update and the time, 3am, is around the time when its mandatory to update, US time.

During the stage between Verifying and Applying, when the consoles restarts during the update, the Xbox button on the console will flash or pulse about 15-20 times for a XBox OneX and about 6-10 times for a Xbox Series X.

Hi. My name is Brilliant and I am happy to assist you today.

You can visit the following link to find troubleshooting tips that may help resolve your query: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/system-update-solution

If you need help performing an offline system update, kindly visit: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/offline-system-update

I hope this helps resolve your query.

Dèrek, I have been troubleshooting all day and can not get past 50% on the factory reset on my series X. The offline system update does NOT work either as when the update goes to restart the console something in the hardware is interrupting/corrupting the reboot during the update. The factory resets whether I keep games and apps or whether I try to delete everything never complete, and get error coded. How can I resolve this issue?

Hi There,

No, it is not normal for your Xbox to turn itself on in the middle of the night. And for the cutting off during an update sometimes the Xbox needs to restart during an update so that is normal, but if it is turning off and not restarting during an update
that is not normal.