Thursday, June 23, 2011

[tip] Prevent Windows Automatic Updates from rebooting your computer

Here's how to prevent Automatic Update from rebooting your machine:
  1. Start -> Run
  2. Type: gpedit.msc
  3. Expand Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update
  4. Double-click "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations"
  5. Select "Enabled", then OK. Close the Group Policy configuration program.
Fine print:
  1. You need Administrator priveleges to make this setting.
  2. Some people complained that Windows ignored the "no auto-restart" setting for the WMF patch. Potentially a ID 10T error, though. 
Group Policy settings to disable Automatic Updates from rebooting computer

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