To avoid the Windows forcefully rebooting after an automatic update:

• Use Local Group Policy Editor to set Configure Automatic Updates enabled.
• Set No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates enabled to prevent automatic restart when a user is signed in.
• Alternatively, in Regedit, HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU, set
  • AuOptions to 4 and
  • NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers to 1 (i.e., true).

N.B. If you manually start the update process, Windows may still reboot while your logged on.

For more information on controlling updates via Group Policy, see Manage additional Windows Update settings.

To avoid the Windows forcefully rebooting after an automatic update:

Use Local Group Policy Editor to set Configure Automatic Updates enabled.

• Run gpedit.msc
• Navigate to Local Computer Policy → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Update
• Enable the Configure Automatic Updates policy
  • Set Configure automatic updating to 4 - Auto download and schedule the install
  • Enable the No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates policy

Alternatively

You also configure the above options through the registry

• Launch regedit.exe

• Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

• set:

  • AuOptions = 4
  • NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers = 1 (i.e., true)

  

N.B. If you manually start the update process, Windows may still reboot while your logged on.

For more information on controlling updates via Group Policy, see Manage additional Windows Update settings.

To avoid the Windows forcefully rebooting after an automatic update:

• Use Local Group Policy Editor to set Configure Automatic Updates enabled.
• Set No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates enabled to prevent automatic restart when a user is signed in.
• Alternatively, in Regedit, HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU, set
  • AuOptions to 4 and
  • NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers to 1 (i.e., true).

N.B. If you manually start the update process, Windows may still reboot while your logged on.

To avoid the Windows forcefully rebooting after an automatic update:

• Use Local Group Policy Editor to set Configure Automatic Updates enabled.
• Set No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates enabled to prevent automatic restart when a user is signed in.
• Alternatively, in Regedit, HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU, set
  • AuOptions to 4 and
  • NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers to 1 (i.e., true).

N.B. If you manually start the update process, Windows may still reboot while your logged on.

For more information on controlling updates via Group Policy, see Manage additional Windows Update settings.