Stop Windows 11/10 from restarting automatically after Windows Update

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One of the annoying things about Windows 11/10 is the "Windows Update will restart" bulletin. I have seen some users reporting that it restarts when you are in the eye of doing something or it may say that I will automatically restart after one twenty-four hours. Well, there are ways to disable Windows auto-restart afterwards Windows Updates. One by using the Group Policy Editor and the other via the Windows Registry. Windows 11/x as well offers yous an additional choice.

Stop automatic restarts after Windows Update

Disable automated reboot after Windows Update using Group Policy

This is how you proceed:

Press Win + R and blazon in gpedit . msc

Become to Computer Configuration –> Administrative Template –> Windows Component –> Windows Update

Right click on "No car-restart with logged on users for scheduled automated updates installations"

Select "Enable" click on Use and click on OK.

Prevent Windows Update Automatic Restart using Registry Editor

Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

If yous don't encounter it, create 1. Y'all may have to create \WindowsUpdate\AU.

Now under this central, create a new 32-bit DWORD called NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers and give it a hexadecimal value information of 1. This will prevent automatic reboot while users are logged on.

This should stop Windows from automatically restarting your reckoner after Windows Updates.

Utilise Quiet Hours in Windows 10

Windows 10, in its Windows Update Settings, offers an option to Notify to schedule restart. Nonetheless, in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and later you lot will have to apply Quiet Hours.

Did you know? Windows eleven/10 now lets you force automatic restart after Windows Updates.

Shyam aka "Captain Jack" is a Microsoft MVP alumnus and a Windows Enthusiast with an interest in Advanced Windows troubleshooting. Suggestions made and opinions expressed by him here are his personal one's and non of his electric current employers. He blogs at captaindbg.com.