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How to prevent automatic reboot after an update in Windows 7
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Friday February 12, 2010
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Friday February 12, 2010
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- This will involve editing the Windows Registry. It's perfectly safe if you follow the tutorial exactly, but if you don't feel comfortable, don't do it.
- Click on Start.
- In the search box at the bottom of the Start menu just type regedit and press Enter.
- The Windows Registry editor will open.
- Move through the Registry and go to this location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Polices\Microsoft\Windows
- When you get to the Windows designator just highlight it.
- On the right-side right-click and select New and then Key.
- Give the new key a name like WinUpdate.
- Over on the left right-click on the WinUpdate you just created.
- Once again click New and then Key. Give the key a name like AutoUpdate.
- Highlight the AutoUpdate key over on the left and on the right side right-click
- Click New and then click DWORD (32-bit)
- Gave the new DWORD this value: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
- Type it exactly as it's shown.
- Now just right-click the DWORD and click Modify.
- Where it says Value change the 0 (zero) to a 1 and click OK.
- Close out of Regedit and restart your computer for the change to take effect.
- The next time Windows gets an update your computer will not restart if you are logged in.
- Click on Start.
- In the search box at the bottom of the Start menu just type regedit and press Enter.
- The Windows Registry editor will open.
- Move through the Registry and go to this location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Polices\Microsoft\Windows
- When you get to the Windows designator just highlight it.
- On the right-side right-click and select New and then Key.
- Give the new key a name like WinUpdate.
- Over on the left right-click on the WinUpdate you just created.
- Once again click New and then Key. Give the key a name like AutoUpdate.
- Highlight the AutoUpdate key over on the left and on the right side right-click
- Click New and then click DWORD (32-bit)
- Gave the new DWORD this value: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
- Type it exactly as it's shown.
- Now just right-click the DWORD and click Modify.
- Where it says Value change the 0 (zero) to a 1 and click OK.
- Close out of Regedit and restart your computer for the change to take effect.
- The next time Windows gets an update your computer will not restart if you are logged in.
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