Windows 10 - Disable Update Restart

[bchip]

Is there any way to completely disable windows restarts for updates?

I often run calculations overnight (as they run for about 12-16 hours) and to print the stuff out in the morning, only to find out
that halfway through, windows restarted with another update!

Ive tried

1. Click on the “Start” button and type
gpedit.msc
press Enter.
2. In the Local Group Policy Editor, go to
Computer Configuration ->
->Administrative Templates->
-> Windows Components->
-> Windows Update
3. Double-click on “No auto-restart with automatic installations of scheduled updates”.
4. Select "Enabled", and then click "OK".
5. Close the local group policy editor.

No luck though
Thanks

 

[bchip]

Attempt #2 will be this

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Try the process below:
1. Press Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
2. Type the following path and click "OK":
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator
3. Select the
Reboot ) (it does not have an extension)
file right-click it and select "Rename".
4. Rename the Reboot file to "Reboot.old".
5. Right-click inside the folder, select "New," and click on "Folder".
6. Name the New Folder "Reboot".
7. Now restart your computer.

This will disable Window's ability to restart automatically.


Edit: Access is denied to this folder

 

[Rickster]

Is there any way to completely disable windows restarts for updates?

I often run calculations overnight (as they run for about 12-16 hours) and to print the stuff out in the morning, only to find out
that halfway through, windows restarted with another update!

Ive tried

1. Click on the “Start” button and type
gpedit.msc
press Enter.
2. In the Local Group Policy Editor, go to
Computer Configuration ->
->Administrative Templates->
-> Windows Components->
-> Windows Update
3. Double-click on “No auto-restart with automatic installations of scheduled updates”.
4. Select "Enabled", and then click "OK".
5. Close the local group policy editor.

No luck though
Thanks

After doing the GPO change did you type gpupdate /force in CMD?

 

[PsyWulf]

Is there any way to completely disable windows restarts for updates?

I often run calculations overnight (as they run for about 12-16 hours) and to print the stuff out in the morning, only to find out
that halfway through, windows restarted with another update!

Ive tried

1. Click on the “Start” button and type
gpedit.msc
press Enter.
2. In the Local Group Policy Editor, go to
Computer Configuration ->
->Administrative Templates->
-> Windows Components->
-> Windows Update
3. Double-click on “No auto-restart with automatic installations of scheduled updates”.
4. Select "Enabled", and then click "OK".
5. Close the local group policy editor.

No luck though
Thanks

I used to disable the WindowsUpdate service and it's helper in W10
0 updates for eons

No update,no reboot for update

 

[Jimmy-Z]

Upgrade to W10 enterprise, you can then defer updates. That's what I did, I just had to manually start the updates whenever I remembered to or if I had time to run it...