You are hard at work on something on your computer when suddenly it restarts. That is annoying and worrisome. It can disrupt your train of thought, leading to conflict and, in most cases, frustration. So, how to disable automatic restart in Windows 10?
Before we know how to do that, we also need to understand the reasoning behind these seemingly random events. The computer is dumb and never works of its own accord. Anyway, not yet. There’s always a reason or some setting that you can tweak.
Let’s get started.
1. Why does the computer restart automatically?
The most common reason behind this event is the updates. Windows 10 gets a lot of updates that usually fix known bugs and errors and sometimes bring new features with it. Some of these updates require Windows to shut down properly in order to install.
To ensure that your work is not hindered by these automatic updates and restarts, Windows comes with a scheduling feature. You can use this to schedule the time the reboot should take place. Neat feature but only if you set it up. Otherwise, Windows will ask you to update your computer from time to time. If you don’t do it for a while, Windows will automatically restart and finish installing the updates.
These are called Quiet Hours, and this useful feature was released with the Anniversary Update. If you haven’t figured it out yet, Windows updates are inevitable. You can delay it but not avoid it. You can and should manage it though.
Microsoft wrote an in-depth guide to how updates work in Windows 10. It won’t help you set up your computer to manage updates and reboots, but it’s a good idea nonetheless. a good document.
2. How to Disable Auto Restart
Press Windows key + I to open Settings and click Update & Security.
As you can see below there are some pending updates on my machine. Scroll a bit and you’ll find several options. Click Change operating hours first.
Set a time frame based on your working hours. While business hours can sometimes vary based on workload, here’s how your day usually goes. Windows can learn about your active hours based on how often and when you use your device every day. Your operating hours will be adjusted accordingly. Toggle that option if you want to enable it. I do not use it.
Go back to the previous screen and have the option to pause the download for up to 7 days. There is no way to prevent these downloads, and for all good reasons. If your schedule is so tight and you don’t even have time to think about setting hours, just pause updates for now.
You should now see a date in the future 7 days when the updates will be activated. You can continue it anytime you want.
Clicking Advanced options shows several other ways to control when update installation and reboots are complete. turn off Reboot this device ASAP option to avoid unexpected reboot.
You can continue to stop downloading and installing updates for up to 35 days here. Note that you can only do it once. You’ll need to update everything before you can delay. I guess nobody is that busy and you can certainly find a day in a month to update your OS?
Updates are divided into two sections: Features and Security. You can delay features for up to 365 days, but security updates cannot be delayed more than 30 days. I don’t think security updates should be deferred for even a day unless you have a really good reason to do so.
You’ll see a message like the one above when the updates are ready to be installed. You can choose to Restart manually or to set hours of operation.
3. Edit Group Policy
There is another way to disable auto-reboot after update. Press Windows key + S and search for gpedit.msc and open it. That will open the Group Policy Editor.
See detailed directory structure below.
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
Double-click the Don’t automatically restart with logged in users option for scheduled updates.
Select Enabled here and save everything before closing.
This will solve the automatic reboot issue that occurs right after the update is downloaded and installed.
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As noted earlier, these updates are important and should never be overlooked. They can fix a lot of errors and other problems on your machine. In addition, they often contain security updates that help protect you from all sorts of viruses, malware, and other cyber threats that you didn’t even know existed. Managing it is the best way forward.
Next up: Do you want to update Windows offline? Click the link below to learn how.
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