Windows 10: Disable automatic reboot for updates

Windows 10 seems to like rebooting without my permission - such as when I have a fullscreen game open, and I also miss the notification to postpone. How do I disable this? I don't have windows pro and thus cant use gpedit. The registry keys various pages suggested editing don't seem to exist.

I don't want to turn off windows update, I just want my laptop to never ever restart on its own, its a ridiculous "feature".

Any help much appreciated

:)

 

Disable automatic reboot on updates - Windows 10 Pro anniversary update

The WAU is for the most part a clean install. That's why you have a "Go back to an earlier build" option that is good for 10 day's and the corresponding Windows.old folder to go along with it, for 10 day's.

The experience of others proves that such settings as gp are not reverted but set to default, by default.

 

Disable automatic reboot on updates - Windows 10 Pro anniversary update

Just one more reason to not like Windows. As a web developer I also cannot have my system rebooting in the middle of the night. It takes me 20 minutes in the morning just to get my IDE, shell consoles, browser windows opened back up and functional whenever
a reboot is required. MAJOR productivity hit! After my latest encounter with the un-solicited reboot I've decided to install Linux and dual boot Windows, only booting into Windows when I absolutely need it, and running Windows dev VMs in Linux for testing
Edge and IE. No easy way to disable auto-reboot? Really Microsoft? This is SUCH a stupid idea.

 

In the run dialog box (winkey + R) type "gpedit.msc" (without quotations), hit enter
Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update
Double click on "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations"
Enable it and click apply

 

see above

 

My bad... I guess you're screwed *Wink

 

Is there any manual workaround? registry editing or something?

 

You can go to settings and then update and security then advanced and notify to schedule updates it will then not restart when your using your pc.

 

This is untrue - I have done this, and it has done so anyway twice, as I have missed the notification.

 

OK but my pc has never restarted when I have been using it, The latest one set it's self for 6am this morning.

 

Besides which, I really don't understand the scheduling a restart at 6 am - my pc is off at 6am. I want it to install when i shut down, like 7 used to, which actually made sense

 

Take a look at this https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3073930

 

First off... **** that. They might as well write "No need to select if we **** your PC up - we do it for you!"

I managed to solve the problem using @fracking4oil's suggestion, but to do this I had to install gpedit.

Instructions for anyone who encounters the same problem:
At the top right of http://drudger.deviantart.com/art/Ad...-msc-215792914 , you can download the setup file.

This page: How to Enable (gpedit.msc) in Windows 7 Home Premium, Home Basic and Starter Editions? - AskVG explains how to install it if you have issues (only follow the extra steps if you have a username with spaces in it). Make sure to follow the steps in note 1, after installing.

I had tried this before and it hadn't worked. This time in a last ditch attempt, i tried deleting the two folders that note 1 mentioned from the system32 folder (woo living on the edge -do not delete files from system32 unless you know what you are doing). I then ran gpedit.msc directly from system32 and it worked (not the windows+R dialog).

It seems to be a bit finiky, which is to be expected as this software was written for windows 7, not 10.

 

Thanks I have installed this credit also to fracking4oil for the instructions.

 

I have the opposite problem. I leave my device on all the time unattended and I want it to force restart. It says it has scheduled the restart but the time passes and it never happens. It just piles up updates that need a restart. Any suggestions as to why it won't force restart?