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~didja just pitch up from mars? (sherlock) wrote,
@ 2009-08-30 17:16:00

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Turning off auto-restart (XP & Vista)

Tutorial to turn off auto-restart

(Windows XP and Vista)

If you, like me, get severely pissed off because you've left your computer running all night and you wake up in the morning to find it has restarted itself (for your protection! [fuck you, Windows]) because of updates, this is how to turn it off.

Windows XP and Vista Business
Windows Vista Home Basic or Home Premium

Windows XP and Windows Vista Business

1) Start --> Run

2) Type in gpedit.msc (you may have to tell the UAC that yes you are a big girl and it's okay to hurt the bitty computer)

3) Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Windows Update

4) Double click No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations

5) Select "enable" and hit "apply"

Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium

1) Start --> Run

2) Type in regedit (you may have to tell the UAC that yes you are a big girl and it's okay to hurt the bitty computer)

3) Navigate: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Policies --> Microsoft --> Windows --> WindowsUpdate --> AU

4) Double click NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers

5) Change the value to "1" (no quotes) and hit okay.

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	persisting 2009-08-31 12:27 am UTC (link)
	It does! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 12:27 am UTC (link)
	TYYYYYY (Reply to this) (Parent)

	legendarcy 2009-08-31 12:58 am UTC (link)
	OH GOD I LOVE YOU. (Reply to this)

	venezia 2009-08-31 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Woooow. My computer keeps telling me there is no gpedit! How lame. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blurred_mods 2009-08-31 02:41 am UTC (link)
	which os are you running? and did you put .msc? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aroundyou 2009-08-31 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Windows Vista Home Premium, and I typed it exactly like the instructions (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 02:45 am UTC (link)
	It looks like Vista Home Basic and Premium don't have it. JFC Microsoft. I'm figuring out how to edit the registry so you can do that instead. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 02:56 am UTC (link)
	http://sherlock.insanejournal.com/65686.html#home (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	venezia 2009-08-31 03:01 am UTC (link)
	ahahaha woooow. my computer is a jackass. i got all the way to "windows" in step three and then it isn't showing me the windows update folder. -.- (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Carrah you're killing me! Check here and see if this exists: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess If so, set to 0 and restart. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aroundyou 2009-08-31 03:08 am UTC (link)
	XD I AM SORRY I REALLY AM. And my computer just sucks. It doesn't go past policies headdesk THAT IS SO WEIRD (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Does you computer even autorestart? If it's not enabled for updates, it seems weird that it would (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aroundyou 2009-08-31 03:10 am UTC (link)
	It does! It did just the other night, and I- well, I should still have it enabled for updates since I haven't messed with any of those settings lately... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-08-31 03:19 am UTC (link)
	I can't find an immediate solution, so when the BL battle is over I'll go do a bit more digging and see if I can figure out where your missing folders are ♥ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dragonhideboots 2009-09-09 02:57 am UTC (link)
	I just saw this tutorial and I have the same exact problem! I 'll be curious to see what you find out! I have Windows XP! gpedit.msc doesn't exist it says, and the steps for Vista take me up to the same place as 'aroundyou' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sherlock 2009-09-21 10:57 am UTC (link)
	okay, check if there is this (no policies folder): HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update And if there is a 'forcedreboot' key, set it to 0 (Reply to this) (Parent)

sherlock
2009-09-21 11:07 am UTC (link)

If that doesn't work, try:

Hkey_Local Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Check for the key "WindowsUpdate"

If it isn't there: click back to the "windows" folder, so it is highlighted, then right-click on the right window and go to new --> key. Type "WindowsUpdate" (no quotes). Within WindowsUpdate, use the same method to create "AU" (no quotes). In the AU, right click and go to new --> Dword Value. Name it "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" (no quotes). Double click and give it a value of 1

If it is there, search for AU (if not there follow above steps), and then add the dword as above

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	sherlock 2009-09-21 10:57 am UTC (link)
	okay, check if there is this (no policies folder): HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update And if there is a 'forcedreboot' key, set it to 0 (Reply to this) (Parent)

sherlock
2009-09-21 11:07 am UTC (link)

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	aeventyr 2009-08-31 05:26 am UTC (link)
	My love for you, it continues to grow!! (Reply to this)

	tentaino_konton 2009-09-01 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	omggggg this is fabulous. I am so tired of my computer doing this. Or my favorite--not shutting down when I tell it to just because I CLOSED the laptop. It stays on all night and I'm like WTF! (Reply to this)