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        Stop Auto Reboots after Windows Updates

Section(s): Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
Published on Jun 08, 2011.
Last Modified on Jun 01, 2010.
Last Modified by Eric Geier.
Rating: Not Rated

Prevent Windows Update from rebooting your PC after automatically installing updates.

If you have Windows Update configured to automatically download and install updates, and one or more requires a restart, it will install the updates and reboot itself. If you don’t want your computer restarting itself occasionally, you can stop the auto reboots with this registry hack.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

Value Name: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers

DWORD Value: 0 = no effect, 1 = do not automatically reboot

About Eric Geier

Eric Geier (Dayton, Ohio) is a Freelance Tech Writer and Author specializing in computer networking.

He's also the Founder and Owner of NoWiresSecurity, which provides a hosted cloud-based RADIUS service to help businesses easily secure their Wi-Fi networks with the Enterprise (802.1X) mode of WPA/WPA2 security.

He’s also the Founder and Owner of On Spot Techs, which provides on-site computer and technology services.