works as you expect. vs work as expected

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Works as you expect' is used when referring to something specific working as anticipated by a particular person. 'Work as expected' is a more general statement indicating that something functions as it should without mentioning a specific person's expectations.

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works as you expect.

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to something specific working as anticipated by a particular person.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where a particular thing functions in the way that a specific individual expected it to.

Examples:

The new software works as you expect. It's very user-friendly.
The car repair service works as you expect. They always deliver on time.

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These things never quite work as you expect them to.
Too occupied with his work, I expect.
warning: -F option may not work as you expect
Not as much as you expect.
I hope it goes as smoothly as you expect.
Nothing ever goes exactly as you expect.
I do not think of you in the same way as you expect.
I'm not sure I'll react as you expect.
"In the day that you go I will come fast as you expect."
Well, maybe things just won't work out the way you expect.
I expect them to take this responsibility to their citizens seriously as a basis for their work. I expect them to respect democracy and to listen, listen to their people.
As regards the free movement of capital rightly mentioned by a number of Members, the Commission will uphold the single market rules, as you expect us to do.
Nowadays, the world we live in - we affluent, industrialized citizens, with perfection the expectation - the best you can ever hope for is that stuff is as good as you expect it to be.
Because you may be Lady of the City sooner than you expect.
Sometimes, they end exactly the way you expect.
The committee would like to know how many casualties you expect.
A guy fails in his commitment once... that you expect.
But chances are it won't be anything like you expect.
Not in the way you expect.
It's the opposite of what you expect.

Alternatives:

functions as you anticipate
operates as you predicted
performs as you envisioned
behaves as you foresaw
meets your expectations

work as expected

This phrase is correct and is used to indicate that something functions as it should without mentioning a specific person's expectations.

This phrase is a general statement used to describe a situation where something functions as it is supposed to, without specifying whose expectations are being met.

Examples:

The new software should work as expected on all devices.
The car repair service needs to work as expected to maintain customer satisfaction.

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The replacement string still contains incompatible characters (%1). Copying to FAT32 might not work as expected.
Banshee is not familiar with this version of the iTunes library format. Importing may or may not work as expected, or at all. Would you like to attempt to import anyway?
When URLs do n't work as expected, try to open them in Konqueror first.
This process did not work as expected, in part because it was too complex, because it contained too many objectives, and was not sufficiently "owned" by the Member States.
We want to have a picture of what other donors are doing to make sure that we feed money into the fund in a prudent manner to make it work as expected, but also to maximise value for money whatever we do in this area as a whole.
PURPOSE: This test will test your pointing device STEPS: 1. Move the cursor using the pointing device or touch the screen. 2. Perform some single/double/right click operations. VERIFICATION: Did the pointing device work as expected?
Banshee is not familiar with this version of the iTunes library format. Importing may or may not work as expected, or at all. Would you like to attempt to import anyway?

Alternatives:

function as required
operate as intended
perform as anticipated
behave as predicted
meet the standard

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works as you expect. vs work as expected