A way to prevent Windows Update from restarting the computer?
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I'm looking for a way to prevent Windows from restarting/installing updates while my program is running. Currently, I've been setting a registry key which is located in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU called "AUOptions". I'm setting this to "2", however this…
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You need to use a different registry setting for this: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU Then set this to 1: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers I've also put together a downloadable registry patch for this one if you want that ins…
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