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How can I prevent Windows from prompting to restart my computer after an update?

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Mar 15, 2026998 views
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On XP Home how can I prevent Windows from ever trying to restart my computer after an update? XP Home has no Group Policy Editor.

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Fix for: How can I prevent Windows from prompting to restart my computer after an update?

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Launch regedit.exe Navigate to . Under the AU key create a new value called “NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers”. Set newly created value to “1” to disable the automatic reboot.

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