Prevent Automatic Reboots In Vista
Windows Update is a lifesaver for those of us who are not diligent in keeping our computers up-to-date with the latest fixes, patches, etc. However, the dialog box that constantly pops up after an update is installed reminding me to restart my computer is an annoyance, especially when I’m in the middle of something.
Eventually though, Windows gets annoyed with me and simply indicates that my computer will reboot in 5 minutes. To prevent this from happening, without having to temporarily disable Windows Update, you can disable automatic reboots from happening when a user is logged on. To accomplish this in Vista:
1. Click Start, type regedit.exe and press Enter.
2. Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate \ AU.
3. Create a new 32-bit DWORD value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers and give it a value of 1.
4. Exit the Registry Editor.
This will now prevent any automatic reboots from occurring when users are logged on.
Tags: Automatic, Microsoft, reboot, regedit, registry editor, restart, Windows, windows update, WindowsUpdate
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Bucky on 10 Jul 2008 at 10:39 pm #
In vista, there is no container named
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate
That’s an XP thing.
migmar on 19 Sep 2008 at 12:32 pm #
yes, there is no subkey named “Windows Update” under Windows in Vista but, what I did was that I created a key under Windows by right clicking the windows and clicking on New and selecting the Key and naming it “Windows Update”. Likewise, I created a subkey called “AU” under WIndows Update and followed the rest of the steps mentioned above. That’s all…