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
    2025-05-02T02:54:18+00:00

    I found this solution about a month ago and it worked flawlessly...until a few days ago. Seems something changed somehow. My 24/7 job quit providing data. When I checked the PC, it seems it had rebooted. The task scheduler settings haven't changed. My power management settings haven't changed. Nothing I can find has changed. But as of a few days ago, my system restarts every night now. I'm at a loss. I'm not one to jump on the "I Hate Microsoft" bandwagon, but this issue has me climbing on board.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-02T06:05:27+00:00

    This "force active hours" scheduled script solution is currently working for me. Thanks a lot

    The other solutions in this thread do not work (like the obvious option to _not_ restart after updates is not honoured, that's not only harmful, that's also rude!)

    Just a side note about the script that works:

    First time it runs, the command may ask for a confirmation (typing "yes" in the console), even with the "force flag" /f .

    After this, it runs without supervision. Set it up on the morning and stay there at noon, or adapt the schedules.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-03T18:44:27+00:00

    It simply shouldn't be that **** complicated. Windows 11 is akin to having a goddam virus on my laptop.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-03T18:45:50+00:00

    You cannot even simply unsubscribe from this thread. **** Satya . . . And, Bill for that matter.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-04T07:30:25+00:00

    is there a way to find it again to even see if its added? i cant seems to do that, i also noticed most my issues start when it updated microsoft windows defender updates

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