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We are currently deploying our updates and install to our Windows 7/8 workstations via MS SCCM 2012. It has been a recent trend where users are unexpectedly being prompted to restart their machine in the middle of the day (way after the scheduled deployment) without any suppress button.
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Firstly, are you deploying Windows Updates via SCCM or software updates?
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> We are currently deploying our updates and install to our Windows 7/8 workstations via MS SCCM 2012. It has been a recent trend where users are unexpectedly being prompted to restart their machine in the middle of the day (way after the scheduled deployment) without any suppress button.

Firstly, are you deploying Windows Updates via SCCM or software updates?

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We are currently deploying our updates and install to our Windows 7/8 workstations via MS SCCM 2012. It has been a recent trend where users are unexpectedly being prompted to restart their machine in the middle of the day (way after the scheduled deployment) without any suppress button. <br />
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We are looking for a method to ensure with 100% certainty that users machine's do not attempt to install\reboot 2-3 hrs after the initial deployment. <br />
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Any suggestions?
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We are currently deploying our updates and install to our Windows 7/8 workstations via MS SCCM 2012. It has been a recent trend where users are unexpectedly being prompted to restart their machine in the middle of the day (way after the scheduled deployment) without any suppress button. 

We are looking for a method to ensure with 100% certainty that users machine's do not attempt to install\reboot 2-3 hrs after the initial deployment. 

Any suggestions?

SCCM 2012 Install Reboots

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