gpedit.msp doesn't bloody exist on my computer. It's just plain NOT THERE.
Disable Windows 10 automatic restart after updates
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Is there any REAL way to disable this cancer feature?
This is not the first time i have lost unsaved work due to this annoying function, that almost every Windows user hates.
I'm trying to behave, but it is really hard to keep calm after loosing unsaved work multiple times.
Why is it that Windows cannot just wait until the user decides to restart at a convenient time? It's not like the end of the world that users doesn't restart at a specific time.
In a time where Apple's Mac is already "stealing" a lot of Windows customers, it is a very risky (and dumb) feature to add to Windows.
This alone is very difficult to argue against in a Mac vs. Windows discussion.
Luckily (for Microsoft) Microsoft have secured themselves from a law suit in their policy.
MS knows that all Windows users hates this feature, and yet they still have it. WHY?
So back to the question. Is there any official/unofficial way (FOR GOOD) that allows me to disable this annoying feature?
I tried following some tutorials on YouTube, but little did it help obviously, as i just came home and found my computer restarted, and my work deleted.
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Anonymous
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2019-05-24T21:34:25+00:00 gpedit.msp doesn't bloody exist on my computer. It's just plain NOT THERE.
If you have the Home edition of Windows 10, you're absolutely right. The group policy editor comes with the Professional edition.
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Anonymous
2019-05-24T21:44:25+00:00 So...what do I do, then?
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Anonymous
2019-06-14T14:03:30+00:00 The silence is deafening... What do we "non-Pro" people do to stop this nightmare without the GPEDIT magic?
But even that fix feels wrong. I don't want to disable updates, or even the restarts. I just want to be able to control when they happen. Perhaps a warning that an update iss coming? Something? Anything?
I, too, have lost work through the magic restart of windows.
Many. Times. One. Time. Is. Too. Many.
My latest loss was just a couple of days ago. But it's been even WORSE. I have a laptop and I sometimes leave it all snuggled up in a nice Belkin bag. Then....IT BOOTS UP!.... OVERHEATS!... I'm surprised I haven't had a fire. Hell, I'm surprised it still works. One time I caught it running and I had to blow on my hand after removing the laptop; it was HOT.
So for now I'm trying the active hours setting, lying by setting the active hours to when I'm sleeping, so I'll have a better chance of being there before the restart occurs. I'm also trying Omoikane1122's reboot file change (though this seems a little "over the top" to me).
How about a "Don't restart without my OK" checkbox? Or a "Don't wake up to perform updates" checkbox?
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Anonymous
2019-06-16T02:51:42+00:00 Thanks much for the info; I'm trying your 14FEB19 suggestion first.
Just thought I'd offer an addendum to your "Reboot.old" procedure. Typing long complicated commands (not that this one is particularly daunting) often can be fraught with typos, so instructions on how to copy and paste into command prompts can be found here:
https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-copy-and-paste-windows-command-prompt.htm .
Hang in there.