How to disable Windows 11 automatic reboots?

Anonymous
2024-02-18T11:19:20+00:00

Hi,

I have browsed this forum but found so far no real solution:

It has happened to my now several times that I was running tasks over extended periods of time only to come back to my PC the next morning to find Windows 11 had done an automatic reboot! So not only the tasks weren't finished, worse, lots of preparatory work was lost!

I don't want Windows to ever automatically reboot after an update. Never. Ever. Period. I want to be informed about updates, that's fine, and I keep Windows 11 up to date, but under no circumstances ever is it acceptable that Windows just shovels an update on my PC and disrupts overnight tasks and REBOOTS(!) my PC all by itself.

So it would be very helpful if somebody could tell me how to disable these automatic update reboots once and for all. I don't want to "pause" Updates (I absolutely want updates, I just want to control myself when the updates are done) and resetting "work hours" is of no use unless I can set it to 24 hours.

Best regards

Nick

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-22T04:46:15+00:00

    I did the batch, create the task, run the batch in command prompt, admin privileges and check again the advanced options, working hours and see that changed to 7 pm to 7 am.

    If windows does not find another way to ignore this type of command and restart again, this really will be the solution.

    I will Keep checking from now if the working hours keep changing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-21T12:36:55+00:00

    There are labs all over the world that have to lock their computers down from changes. How do those labs disable updates permanently until they review them and determine if they should be applied?

    There is an answer to this, but Microsoft will not give it to us and Microsoft trolls cutting and pasting garbage answers on here like the first answer in this thread from Santana or moronic responses like the one from questions underscore only exacerbate those of us dealing with a real problem.

    I will try the batch file option presented by McLaughlin, but I find it infuriating that users have to jump through all sorts of hoops just to stop the computer from being destruction. Thanks in advance McLaughlin, I really do appreciate your help.

    Now I remember why I switched to Mac over a decade ago and hate myself for letting me be talked into another PC.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-21T12:17:52+00:00

    I am running into a very similar problem. This is a very serious issue. The arrogance of Microsoft to decide for me what to do with equipment I purchased is extremely insulting.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-17T18:34:51+00:00

    I see. There’s probably a way to minimise the size of the dos command window. Also you could run it every 5 hours instead of every hour.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-17T14:27:57+00:00

    @Michael McLaughlin4:
    Here's the screen capture of the pop-up console. It disappears in a fraction of a second, but is nonetheless disruptive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ditpnLBcGtWhr2NmU5fmX5GqvE4H4PHl/view?usp=sharing

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