Windows 10 updates can be a pain, but they’re essential for keeping your computer running smoothly. However, sometimes Windows 10 might restart your computer after an update. Here’s how to prevent this from happening. First, make sure that you have the latest updates installed. Windows 10 updates are released regularly, and if you don’t have them installed, your computer might not be able to properly update itself. If you don’t want to wait for the next update release, you can manually install them by following these steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and search for “Windows Update”. When it appears as a result of your search, click on it to open up the Windows Update window.
  2. On the left-hand side of the window, under “Available Updates”, click on “See all available updates”. This will show you a list of all available updates for your computer. Make sure that all of them are checked off and that they are updated (if they are not already). If any of them are pending or have been cancelled (for example because you have already installed them), uncheck them and then check them again once they have been updated.
  3. Click on “Install Updates Now” at the top of the window to start installing the updates. Once they have been installed, Windows will restart automatically so that it can apply them correctly. ..

Have you seen that message in Windows 8 that tells you your computer is going to reboot and there is not a thing you can do about it except save your work? Here’s how to make sure that never happens again. This tip works for Windows 7 as well.

Note that we have covered this method before for preventing Windows 7 from automatically rebooting. This article has two methods for doing the same thing.

Prevent Windows 8 From Restarting Your PC After Windows Updates

Press the Win + R keyboard combination to bring up the run dialog then type gpedit.msc and press enter.

When the Local Group Policy Editor opens, navigate to:

On the right hand side you will see a setting titled:

Double click on it.

From here you will need to enable the setting by changing the radio button from “Not Configured” to “Enabled”, then clicking apply.

As always, we recommend you force a Group Policy update so that the changes will reflect immediately.

That’s all there is to it.

Using the Registry

If your version of Windows 8 doesn’t ship with the Group Policy editor, you can always use the registry to disable these reboots. Again press the Windows + R keyboard combination to bring up a run box – type regedit then hit enter.

Now navigate to:

Note: If you don’t see the Windows Update or AU keys you may have to create them.

Then create a new 32-bit DWORD called NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers.

Then double click on it and give it a hex value of 1.

Reboot your machine and you’re good to go!