How to prevent Windows 10 from rebooting automatically?

Ever since I updated to Windows 10, I feel like all control of my computer now belongs to Microsoft rather than myself.

The bottom line is that Windows 10 occasionally thinks restarting my computer is a good idea, and it doesn't matter if I have unsaved work open. It will simply just close it down. How Microsoft could ever think this was a good idea is beyond words. I would like to put a thousand bad words aimed at Microsoft here, but I will keep it civil.

So, how do I prevent Windows 10 from restarting? It appears to mostly do this overnight. I have looked through the Windows settings, and I have turned off the "schedule a time" option under "Restart options." This doesn't change anything though since it still reboots whenever Microsoft thinks it's a good idea to do so.

How do I prevent this without "hacking" Windows? There simply must be a way to do this through its settings, however, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it isn't possible (Microsoft logic).

Also check that you do not have Automatically restart enabled after a system failure. This will provide a better chance for you to see that a BSOD event has occurred and read on the screen any information about what might have caused it.



To get to these settings type advanced in the search box and select View Advanced System Settings. Then select the start-up and recovery section.

Thanks for the advice. I use WIndows 10 Pro.

It is not related to crashes. My system is stable as a rock. It's just that these automatic restarts caused by the geniuses over at Microsoft are very much the same as intentionally induced crashes. No other way to put it.

I will use the "gpedit.msc" as my solution. It's just unbelievable though that you need to do these things just to disable something so basic. It really shows just how little Microsoft knows about what their customers want. I find it mind-boggling, really.