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How to prevent all Windows 11 auto-reboots and auto-shutdowns?
I'm running Windows 11 on my HP laptop. I have gone into Settings and disabled everything I can find to prevent automatic updates, automatic reboots, and automatic shutdowns. Nonetheless, every 5-10 ...
You can do this by disabling automatic restart for Windows Updates. Press Windows + I to open the Settings app. Click on Update & Security.
Select Windows Update from the left sidebar. Click on Change active hours. Set the active hours to the times when you are typically using your PC to prevent reboots during these hours.
Select Windows Update from the left sidebar. Click on Change active hours. Set the active hours to the times when you are typically using your PC to prevent reboots during these hours.
Thank you very much for your reply, but sadly, it doesn't quite address my problem.
Unfortunately, there are no typical hours when I use that PC. I mostly am away from the PC, and it is mainly used as a gateway for connections via ssh which perform certain functions. These ssh's are triggered by random, unscheduled events whose dates and times can never be predicted.
And the reason for this answer not quite addressing my question is because I made it clear that I *NEVER* want automatic updates. Trying to fit the "active hours" of these forced updates into "typical" hours is not the same as *NEVER* getting forced updates.
But disabling automatic restart at least improves this hugely less-than-ideal situation a little bit.
Thank you again.