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How to disable the annoying pop-up window after automatic updates are installed on Windows XP

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Mar 15, 20269086 views
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I'm running Windows XP SP3. After automatic updates are installed, there shows up an annoying pop-up window every 10 minutes that tells me whether I want to restart the machine now or later. This interrupts my work as it pops up in the middle of an important process. I don't want to disable automat…

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Fix for: How to disable the annoying pop-up window after automatic updates are installed on Windows XP

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Short answer from Lifehacker: To stop this service, open [Command Prompt] (Start>Run>cmd>Enter) Type the following command sc stop wuauserv. This will not prevent Automatic Updates from starting at the next boot. So don't worry, you'll keep getting …

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