Any way to stop Windows auto-corrupt
Nov 25, 2021, 10:23 pm
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I haven't had an automatic reboot for a long time, ever since disabling "restart this device as soon as possible..." while leaving "Show a notification when you PC requires a restart..." on in the advanced settings. It always displays a notice and asks "reboot now", "schedule reboot", etc.
Worst case, it looks like you can "Pause updates" for 35 days, then manually prepare for and allow updates, then pause it again.
Worst case, it looks like you can "Pause updates" for 35 days, then manually prepare for and allow updates, then pause it again.
Last edited by CPRich; Nov 25, 2021 at 10:42 pm
Nov 26, 2021, 2:36 pm
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There was a whole thread on this filled with great info… I kept coming back to it every time I set up a new Win10 machine but now it seems to be gone entirely…? It does take registry edits and computer policy edits to truly stop automatic reboots after updates and instead require Windows to ask before rebooting.
Nov 26, 2021, 3:17 pm
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There was a whole thread on this filled with great info… I kept coming back to it every time I set up a new Win10 machine but now it seems to be gone entirely…? It does take registry edits and computer policy edits to truly stop automatic reboots after updates and instead require Windows to ask before rebooting.
But yeah, auto-update has been in a regular place for a while.
Nov 26, 2021, 4:33 pm
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I haven't had an automatic reboot for a long time, ever since disabling "restart this device as soon as possible..." while leaving "Show a notification when you PC requires a restart..." on in the advanced settings. It always displays a notice and asks "reboot now", "schedule reboot", etc.
Worst case, it looks like you can "Pause updates" for 35 days, then manually prepare for and allow updates, then pause it again.
Worst case, it looks like you can "Pause updates" for 35 days, then manually prepare for and allow updates, then pause it again.