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Is there a way to simply prevent auto-reboot in Windows 10, until we decide to do so?
Is there a way to simply prevent auto-reboot in Windows 10.
Prevent Windows 10 reboots before it corrupts VMs running in VMWare workstation. Aside for the fact at times for Windows 10 updates on occasion breaknig things, rendering machines unbootable, contributing to loss of data. I completely disagree with Microsoft making the decision of rebooting Windows. Maybe some think it is a good idea for Microsoft to bring down users in a company where it has taken as long as half a day to install updates, so employers have to pay people to stand around and miss deadlines. Great idea really.
What I am simply looking for, is if there is a way to disable reboots. It just made all the sense in the world to have the reboot reminder screen popup, about needing to reboot your machine, in fact maybe it would have made more sense to enhance that, to nag the hell out of people to reboot to the point that it was disruptive, so at least they can save their work, bring down VMs and reboot when it was safe to do so.
What I am wondering is if there is a way to simply prevent Windows 10 from rebooting itself. I have critical VMs running on VMware workstation and getting a little sick of Microsoft rebooting it and the risks associated with corrupt data in our VMs as well as no access to the required processes running in the VM
Prevent Windows 10 reboots before it corrupts VMs running in VMWare workstation. Aside for the fact at times for Windows 10 updates on occasion breaknig things, rendering machines unbootable, contributing to loss of data. I completely disagree with Microsoft making the decision of rebooting Windows. Maybe some think it is a good idea for Microsoft to bring down users in a company where it has taken as long as half a day to install updates, so employers have to pay people to stand around and miss deadlines. Great idea really.
What I am simply looking for, is if there is a way to disable reboots. It just made all the sense in the world to have the reboot reminder screen popup, about needing to reboot your machine, in fact maybe it would have made more sense to enhance that, to nag the hell out of people to reboot to the point that it was disruptive, so at least they can save their work, bring down VMs and reboot when it was safe to do so.
What I am wondering is if there is a way to simply prevent Windows 10 from rebooting itself. I have critical VMs running on VMware workstation and getting a little sick of Microsoft rebooting it and the risks associated with corrupt data in our VMs as well as no access to the required processes running in the VM
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Another approach will be to setup...
1) A shutdown task which does a VM shutdown + waits till all VMs shutdown cleanly.
2) Then do a reboot.
3) Then have a startup task which starts all your VMs.
1) A shutdown task which does a VM shutdown + waits till all VMs shutdown cleanly.
2) Then do a reboot.
3) Then have a startup task which starts all your VMs.
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Hey David
I don't want Microsoft to control the shutdown, I rather not use their OS anymore. We want control of when it reboots the way it should be. I guess that is my opinion, but been doing this for 20 years, Microsoft doesn't need to force shutdowns we aren't children some of us are adults and even IT professionals ;-)
Thanks David - have a nice holiday
I don't want Microsoft to control the shutdown, I rather not use their OS anymore. We want control of when it reboots the way it should be. I guess that is my opinion, but been doing this for 20 years, Microsoft doesn't need to force shutdowns we aren't children some of us are adults and even IT professionals ;-)
Thanks David - have a nice holiday
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Thanks McKnife!