Avoid Close OUTLOOK before Windows Shutdown?

[Dick Smith]

Is there a setting to stop the (annoying) feature that requires you to exit
Outlook before doing a Windows system shutdown?

I want to be able to shutdown or restart without having to close Outlook,
mainly because I always forget it and an open Outlook window stops the
shutdown. Not a huge deal, but quite annoying if you're doing maintenance
with lots of restarts

thanks much,
Dick