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Hello,
Does anyone know how to disable the auto-reboot "feature", that came with
SP2, that will automatically reboot your computer after updates. If you do
not restart your computer after updating it, eventually it will come up with
a pop-up stating that your computer needs to be restarted and it has a timer
on it that will restart it after 5 minutes. Usually you get the popup that
just says restart now or later, but after a day or so it starts coming up
with the popup that has a 5 minute timer. If you do not see the popup within
the 5 minutes, it will restart itself. I do not EVER want my computer to
restart without me telling it to. This is just wrong. I run a lot of tests
on my computer so it restarting itself has lost me a lot of work. I know
that I could disable the updates, I do not want a workaround like that. I
need to know how to disable the auto resart "feature." I also know that I
should restart, so I don't need to hear that helpful answer. Sorry, I have
asked a question like this before and all I got was a lot of people that just
wanted to bash me for asking a question. I am sure there must be a reg key
that could be edited to disable this. Of course you can't ask microsoft
because I bought my computer with the software preinstalled and Microsoft
doesn't provide support for their software if it came on your computer. HP
doesn't know anything, and they don't even bother reading the question before
sending off some generic answer that has nothing to do with the question, or
they think that I spent all my time writing the email so I can get the ever
so helpful answer that says to call tech support. I never understood why
they have email when that is their only answer. I am sure there is someone
on here that has the knowledge that I need! I beg of you, if you know how to
disable this auto-restart crud, please let me know.
Thanks,
Eric
Does anyone know how to disable the auto-reboot "feature", that came with
SP2, that will automatically reboot your computer after updates. If you do
not restart your computer after updating it, eventually it will come up with
a pop-up stating that your computer needs to be restarted and it has a timer
on it that will restart it after 5 minutes. Usually you get the popup that
just says restart now or later, but after a day or so it starts coming up
with the popup that has a 5 minute timer. If you do not see the popup within
the 5 minutes, it will restart itself. I do not EVER want my computer to
restart without me telling it to. This is just wrong. I run a lot of tests
on my computer so it restarting itself has lost me a lot of work. I know
that I could disable the updates, I do not want a workaround like that. I
need to know how to disable the auto resart "feature." I also know that I
should restart, so I don't need to hear that helpful answer. Sorry, I have
asked a question like this before and all I got was a lot of people that just
wanted to bash me for asking a question. I am sure there must be a reg key
that could be edited to disable this. Of course you can't ask microsoft
because I bought my computer with the software preinstalled and Microsoft
doesn't provide support for their software if it came on your computer. HP
doesn't know anything, and they don't even bother reading the question before
sending off some generic answer that has nothing to do with the question, or
they think that I spent all my time writing the email so I can get the ever
so helpful answer that says to call tech support. I never understood why
they have email when that is their only answer. I am sure there is someone
on here that has the knowledge that I need! I beg of you, if you know how to
disable this auto-restart crud, please let me know.
Thanks,
Eric