Shutdown Win 7 without being forced to perform updates

Anonymous
2010-02-11T21:39:22+00:00

original title: Shutdown Win 7 without updates

Is there a way to shutdown windows 7 without being forced to install the updates? There are plenty of times when updates are ready but i want the computer off and ready to move. I hate having to wait for updates when i don't even tell it to do them.

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Anonymous
2010-02-24T00:47:31+00:00

I hear that the shutdown option you desire was requested during the beta of Windows 7 but the request apparently went unheard.

Sorry but, about the only thing I can suggest is to change Windows Updates' settings to allow you when to decide to download and install the updates when you have the appropriate amount of time to do so. My Win 7 system is set to that option so I can't say what the Download updates but let me choose whether to install them option will give you another shutdown option that does not install updates.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-14T07:07:52+00:00

    Yes there is a way you can shut down your computer without doing updates. You simply choose the ALT-key and then the F4 key, and select shutdown instead of install updates and shutdown.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-22T14:47:55+00:00

    On a Win7 machine where the power button is configured to "shut down" it will do a quick shut down, ie not running logoff scripts etc. in a similar way to how winXP used to shut down faster if you pressed power button.

    Remember - Press and release, NOT press and hold!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-16T20:26:45+00:00

    Go to a command prompt and type "shutdow -s -t 00" w/out the quotes. Also you can do a shutdown /? for mpre options.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-21T01:32:27+00:00

    Thank you!

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