Windows 7 Automatic Reboot

1. Click the Start menu and type "gpedit.msc" (without quotes) in the search line and press the enter key. This will launch the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. On the left side of Local Group Policy Editor, expand to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components. Then scroll down and select Windows Update.

3. Double click "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations" option. In the properties window that appears, change the option from "Not Configured" to "Enabled". Click "OK" and close Local Group Policy Editor. Windows will no longer prompt you to restart after automatically installing updates.

That should be it.

I'm just wondering, though.  If there's a way to turn auto-reboot off through the Control Panel , as amit suggests, why would we want to use gpedit?  

And apparently gpedit is only available to Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate versions of Windows .  Is the Control Panel option available to all versions?

Thanks

I dont think the reboot supression is not an option in the Control Panel, which is why I posted both teh gpedit, AND the direct registry method.....


The Control Panel method will allow you to choose when to download them, and by virtue of that, you would know when the reboot is coming, but your not getting your updates automatically.

kszhitij,

Thanks for the response but John beat you to the gedit answer.