How to stop auto restart after update?

[Chips]

I have Windows set up to do automatic updates.

Sometimes I will find that the computer has restarted itself, and is sitting
there waiting for my password.

I don't want this auto restart to occur. I don't see an option just for
that.

Do I need to disable auto update to prevent this?

GC

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have Windows set up to do automatic updates.

Sometimes I will find that the computer has restarted itself, and
is sitting there waiting for my password.

I don't want this auto restart to occur. I don't see an option just
for that.

Do I need to disable auto update to prevent this?

Change it so it notifies you and you control when you either download and
install or at least when you install (or do it completely manual...)

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See...

Microsoft Update Product Team Blog : Windows Update and Automatic Reboots:
http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/2008/10/02/windows-update-and-automatic-reboots.aspx

Then see...

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
--
Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

 

[jani]

;1591920']See...

Microsoft Update Product Team Blog : Windows Update and Automatic
Reboots:
http://tinyurl.com/3oa2f3

Then see...

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
--
Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Chips wrote:-
I have Windows set up to do automatic updates.

Sometimes I will find that the computer has restarted itself, and is
sitting
there waiting for my password.

I don't want this auto restart to occur. I don't see an option just
for
that.

Do I need to disable auto update to prevent this?

GC -

If you don't want some extra features you can disable the auto
update.In my experience after downloading the update packages it ask
that "new updates are available proceed to install" otherwise at the
time of shutting down it ask whether you want to install update or
not.some critical updates you need to restart.

 

[Chips]

This looks like what I needed. I'll give this a try.

Thanks, GC

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

YW. Sounds like you want the Notify Only setting.