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Everlynokc
May 07, 2024Brass Contributor
How to turn off automatic restart in Windows 11?
I frequently have long running tasks that can take days or even weeks running on my Windows 11 Home PC. Because of this, it should not restart without asking me first. My solution is to disable t...
MonicaMon
May 09, 2024Copper Contributor
You can use Registry Editor:
Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
If the AU key doesn't exist, you may need to create it.
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers if it doesn't already exist.
Set its value to 1.
Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
If the AU key doesn't exist, you may need to create it.
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers if it doesn't already exist.
Set its value to 1.
- Bob1234566Nov 14, 2024Copper Contributor
This doesn't work. My laptop rebooted last night and I already have this set.
- NatashaC1570Oct 11, 2024Copper Contributor
I tried your suggestion but there was no windows update.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Help please? I need the pc to stop restarting