Windows Update is essential to our PC system -- it is
commonly described as a service provided by Microsoft, which provides updates for the Microsoft Windows operating system and including Internet
Explorer. Microsoft Update would
be the expanded version of the service. The service would be normally provided
over an Internet connection. Actively, updates are carried over in the
automatic mode, thus automatic reboot of the computer would be the most
annoying “feature” in Microsoft
operating system. This would be the main focus of the article, a common problem
that most of us have encountered, imagine just stepping away from the computer
for a little while, and when you come back all your windows and work are gone.
PC rebooted after doing an update without your permission, it can be very
frustrating.
The real problem comes into
play when Windows gets tired of reminding us and says that the computer is
going to reboot in 5 minutes, and the only way you can prevent the inevitable
is to temporarily disable WindowsUpdate.
These are some temporary
methods in Windows XP, Win Vista/7. It will be temporary since Windows will
enable it again after reboot.
Windows XP:
Start > run and enter: net stop “automatic updates” or sc stop
wuauserv.
PsSuspend can also be
used and the command is pssuspend wuauclt.
Windows Vista/7:
Press the Start button, search for cmd. Right click and select Run
as administrator. Enter command net stop “windows update” or use
the PsSuspend command.
Manual Registry Hack
would be one of the permanent fix for our problem. We start by opening regedit.exe
through the Start menu search box or the Run dialog, navigating down to the
following key, creating new keys if they don't exist:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Create a new 32-bit DWORD
value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers, then give it a value of 1 to prevent automatic reboot
while users are logged on. Delete the value to put things back the way they
were. You can also download and double-click on the registry key to add
the key automatically.
For users of Professional,
Ultimate, and other upper-tier versions of Windows, you can adjust a few things
in your group policy settings or system registry.
Windows XP:
Start > Run > enter gpedit.misc. Navigate to the Local
Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Windows Components >
Windows Update. Double-click “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic
Updates installation,” then select Enable.
Windows Vista/7:
Start > search for gpedit.msc > Navigate to Computer
Configuration > Windows Components > Windows Update and enable “No
auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations”
Other permanent methods are by
installing third party software such as Shutdown Guard, FARR(Find and Run Robot, and
Auto reboot Remover Utility for XP.
Article Written By: Michael Antonio Garcia - Tech Support Engineer at Supportrix
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