Disabling Automatic Reboot in Windows 7 after Updates Installation

Windows updates are essential parts of one’s Windows operating system. Installing the windows updates (Windows Genuine advantage) regularly, lead to proper functioning of all the windows components, applications and beefs up the overall computer security system. An ordinary PC user can easily figure out that Whenever Windows 7 installs automatic updates through Windows updates, a PC will be forced for a reboot for the updates to take effect. Almost all Windows updates require us to reboot the PC and it can be disturbing in case we are working on something where we need to pay extra attention on. By default, Windows automatically reboots our PC in such conditions. But, we can disable the automatic rebooting by Windows after installing updates.

Auto reboot

To disable automatic rebooting,

Open run command (Win + R Key) and type gpedit.msc and press enter.

In the local policy editor, go to  Local Computer Policy-> Computer Configuration-> Administrative Templates-> Windows Components-> Windows Update.

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Double click on the option “No auto restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installation”. Select the Enable option and click save. 

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If the status is set to Enabled, Automatic Updates will not restart a computer automatically during a scheduled installation if a user is logged in to the computer. Instead, Automatic Updates will notify the user to restart the computer. Although the automatic rebooting is disabled, Windows will prompt/remind you to reboot the PC.

Remind reboot

It is important to reboot the PC manually later on or else Windows update might not be installed on your PC.

Published 05-03-2010 12:22 PM by System
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Comments

# The Aerrow said on 03 May, 2010 04:17 PM

I don't think it is good  not to reboot windows after automatic update installation......on every machine it is required to reboot after change in it's system file...and i think this alert help us to know that we need to reboot our system and updated is completed.Anyway nice blog.

# Sujan Shrestha said on 03 May, 2010 10:12 PM

there is nothin about good or bad here about reboot, just if u want to disabling it. so I think this is perfect blog for those who is searching for stop reboot and every pop ups for notifications. Super nice blog.