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How to stop updates from auto-installing & rebooting system??!!
I've had this problem in the past on a system running W10 Home. But it's happened 3 times now in the past month on a W10 Pro system in the middle of running a weeks long task.
Checking the event log I see:
Date: 9/25/2020 8:53:43 AM
Windows successfully installed the following update: 9NMPJ99VJBWV-Microsoft.YourPhone
Before that:
Date: 9/25/2020 5:58:53 PMThe operating system started at system time 2020-09-26T00:58:52.500000000Z.
Date: 9/25/2020 6:05:14 PMThe previous system shutdown at 5:32:56 PM on 9/25/2020 was unexpected.
And that's about all that's in there referring to the system rebooting. Here's what I've tried tweaking so far in trying to prevent this:
1. Navigate to Task Scheduler Library >> Microsoft >> Windows >> UpdateOchestrator
Disable automatic reboots by right-clicking on Reboot and selecting disable.
2. Start gpedit.msc: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
Enable: "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations"
3. Regedit: Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Check that the DWORD value called AUOptions is set to either 2 or 3
Check that the DWORD value called NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers is set to 1
Checking right now I see there's a DWORD value called NoAutoUpdate that's currently is set to 0. I'll have to research that one. I haven't rebooted the system yet though after my newest tweak I describe below. Maybe someone can tell me if that should be set to 1
4. In Windows 10 main settings > Update and Security > Windows Update
Set: Pause updates for 7 days.
I did configure one new setting I discovered after virtually punching out Microsoft to let off some steam:
Start gpedit.msc: Expand Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Windows Update
Double click Configure Automatic Updates and enable the policy
Configure Automatic Updating: 2 Notify for download and auto install
I have the system crunching data again, so I've yet to see if that'll make any difference.
References:
How to disable scheduled reboot after Windows Update
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...e?forum=ws2016
how to stop windows 10 from rebooting automatically for updates
how to stop windows 10 from rebooting automatically for updates | thinkoholic.com
Prevent Windows Update from Automatically Restarting Your PC [MiniTool News]https://www.minitool.com/news/prevent-windows-update-from-automatically-restarting-your-pc.html
I'm eager to hear anyone's feedback & suggestions on all this. Thanks folks.