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
    2024-06-12T17:10:24+00:00

    This answer has already been submitted in this thread and does not fix the problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-12T18:13:15+00:00

    See my answer above. It works like a charm.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-16T05:28:03+00:00

    Once again my machine restarts without my saying after a new update. Tried every listed solution here and didn't work.

    What really works is: You put a some weeks of pause, and weekly you manually check for updates. If there's any, you choose to install and reboot.

    Every day a cry for the version 10. Why I upgraded?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-16T05:42:53+00:00

    There are multiple causes of unplanned or unexpected shutdowns and restarts:

    a) Windows updates

    b) Manual shutdowns after hangs or freezes

    c) BSOD

    d) Unexpected shutdowns and restarts without BSOD

    There are third party software that can be used to prevent Windows updates.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-16T10:04:15+00:00

    @Michael McLaughlin4: Thanks for this!
    Is there a way for the dialog window not to pop up every hour, but run in the background?

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