Prevent Windows 7 from Rebooting after Windows Update
August 28th, 2009
I took the plunge and installed Windows 7 Ultimate RTM from MSDN last week. For the most part I’m loving the new OS aside from Outlook 2007hanging occassionally and my sound dying after hibernation. One annoyance that remains is that Windows enjoys rebooting after installing updates which for someone like me who rarely ever shuts down his computer is not a good thing. So here is a modified version of a registry hack for xp and vista to prevent Windows update from rebooting your computer.
1. Press Windows Key and type regedit to launch the registry editor.
2. Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Polices\Microsoft\Windows
3. In Windows 7 you will need to right click on the Windows folder and choose New -> Key
4. Name it WindowsUpdate
5. Now right-click on your newly created WindowsUpdate key and choose new key again.
6. Name this new key AU
7. Look to the right-hand side of the registry editor and right-click and choose New-> 32bit Dword and name it NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
8. Right-click on this new value and choose Modify, set the value to 1 and you’re all set!
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