Settings to prevent automatic reboot?

[Jerry W. Lewis]

Are there settings I can change so that updates do not automatically reboot
my computer? It is very frustrating to return to it expecting to get the
results of an extensive simulation, only to find that an update rebooted the
computer instead. Even if I happen to be present to tell it not to reboot,
that only postpones the inevitable for a few minutes. I do want the updates;
I just want the reboot to be at my convenience. Must I abandon Windows
entirely to get my computer to work reliably unattended?

Jerry

 

[Riyazuddin Sk]

right click on my computer select properties, then click on Automatic update
tab then select "Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install
them."

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525

If you select the Download but Notify or Notify Only setting, no updates
will install without your permission: Don't permit the installs until you're
ready to reboot (if necessary).

 

[1PW]

Are there settings I can change so that updates do not automatically reboot
my computer? It is very frustrating to return to it expecting to get the
results of an extensive simulation, only to find that an update rebooted the
computer instead. Even if I happen to be present to tell it not to reboot,
that only postpones the inevitable for a few minutes. I do want the updates;
I just want the reboot to be at my convenience. Must I abandon Windows
entirely to get my computer to work reliably unattended?

Jerry

Hello Jerry:

You can do one of about three different things:

1) Change automatic updates to download but don't install.

2) Change automatic updates to notify only.

3) Make a change through the group policy editor that stops reboots
after updates:

<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720539.aspx>

Pete

 

[ju.c]

Just create this registry file then merge it into the registry:

This: "RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000003c sets the timeout
to 60 minutes.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000003c

----------copy inside only----------

2. Save-as AU_Tweaks.reg (or any name + .reg)

3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

4. Restart computer.


ju.c

 

[1PW]

Just create this registry file then merge it into the registry:

This: "RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000003c sets the timeout
to 60 minutes.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000003c

----------copy inside only----------

2. Save-as AU_Tweaks.reg (or any name + .reg)

3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

4. Restart computer.


ju.c

Hello ju.c:

That one is definitely nifty and one I'll store in my bag of tricks.
However, in the case of the OP, I'd think that they would wish to hold
off rebooting indefinitely. Then, at a time of their choosing, the
reboot could be done.

Nice tip!

Warm regards,

Pete

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jerry,

See line 412 (right hand side):
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Jerry W. Lewis]

Thanks to all responders! The group policy to not auto-restart with logged
on users sounded like the best long-term solution, but I had never used the
poliy editor before, and didn't have time to find it on a work day, so I
initially configured the Automatic Updates properties to download but not
install. When I finally got back to it this afternoon, Kelly had posted a
link to easy directions for starting the policy editor, so I am back to fully
automated updates, but with a policy to protect me from reboots until I am
ready for them.

Thanks again,
Jerry