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How can I stop windows from rebooting after an automatic update?
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Mar 15, 20264291 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I like Windows to keep itself up to date via the automatic updates, but sometimes it does that when I'm not at the computer and it's doing something critical, like downloading the latest stack overflow podcast. How do I prevent Windows from doing the automatic reboot if I'm not there?
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The comment by Johannes Rössel to the answer InSciTek Jeff is quite a valid point. The use of group policy settings he mentioned was actually blogged about by Jeff Atwood a long time ago. The synopsis goes like this: Press Windows+r and run , you sh…
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