How to avoid Windows to reboot automatically?

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n.kunzer
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We all had already this situation.
Before leaving the office you start PcVue to make a long-run night test expecting checking the result the morning after. You are confident.
But, after a nice breakfast you arrive at your office and discover that this &*$%^*%!@ Windows has rebooted automatically after an urgent Windows Update.

How to avoid that?
Pretty easy actually.

1. Regedit
2. Go there: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdateAU
2a if the Key WindowsUpdate doesn't exist you must create it and then create the Key AU
3. Create a DWORD in AU: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
4. Set the Value to 1

 
Posted : 30/05/2013 9:57 am
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You can also modify properties in Windows Update from the control panel.

 
Posted : 30/05/2013 11:28 pm
n.kunzer
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Hmmm I am curious to see where!

Those updates I talk about are the one forced by Microsoft because they consider it as a major security issue. They didn't ask you anything to install and reboot the machine whatever the configuration you made in Windows Update....

 
Posted : 31/05/2013 5:42 am