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How to *disable* automatic reboots in Windows 10?
Windows 10 lets you 'schedule' a reboot for later. I want to disable it.
Evidently Windows scheduled itself for a reboot last night when I wasn't looking and just closed everything I had been working ...
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How to postpone the restart for "It's almost time to restart" by more than one hour?
I use Windows 10 Pro and I got a "It's almost time to restart" message. How can I postpone the restart by more than one hour?
Windows automatic updates are supposed to be disabled:
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"It's almost time to restart" message. How can I see what update it's trying to install?
I use Windows 10 Pro and I got a "It's almost time to restart" message. How can I see what update it's trying to install?
Note that Windows automatic updates are supposed to be disabled:
I ...
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"It's almost time to restart": how to avoid the restart?
I got a "It's almost time to restart" message. How can I avoid the restart?
Windows automatic updates are supposed to be disabled:
I use Windows 10 "Pro".
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Buggy Rebooting and Install Failure
my system (windows 10) wants to do a shutdown or reboot to install a windows update. When I try the shut down, it will go through the normal steps, but then reboot itself with no input. After it ...
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Blue screen error : stop code system_service_exception
Problems encountered on the PC with windows 10 21h1 :
i started the PC and after short period of time it restarted but had no signal to monitor;
after several attempts to restart it i received a blue ...
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Automated restart problems after Windows10 Update
I have a machine running Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB and it is supposed to run unattended for long stretches of time (think months or longer). It is running without periphery, so I can only access ...
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How can I see whether the last Microsoft Windows 10 restart was caused by Windows update?
How can I see whether the last Microsoft Windows 10 restart was caused by Windows update?
I use Microsoft Windows 18.03 "Professional".
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Restart immediately after installing Windows updates, regardless of active hours
Let's say I have a major update for Windows 10, e.g. the feature update to version 1803 or perhaps a larger monthly cumulative update. I want to leave the update running unattended after I start it, ...
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Change how Windows 10 Update Restarts
Is there a way to configure the update process for Windows 10 so that it does an in-place Kernel swap instead of rebooting?
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How to cancel a pending Windows Update in Windows 10?
I have an important process running and I need to walk away from my computer for a few hours. However, I keep getting this popup prompting me to either restart my PC for a Windows update or delay the ...
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Windows 10 is rebooting against my explicit will in order to install updates
My Windows 10 Professional (version 1709, build 16299.214) has repeatedly restarted itself in the past in order to install updates. I've set group policies to prevent this, however the system seems to ...
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Forced reboot/update on Windows 10
I'm having a nightmarish life due to windows policy change where I can't delay the automatic update.
The symptom I'm having is that I leave my station for few moment only to come back to find that ...
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Windows 10 Pro anniversary update forces automatic reboot on new updates
Is there any way to stop Windows 10 Pro from rebooting after installing updates? After the anniversary update, it seems I no longer have the ability to control this.
There is a group policy I have ...
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Stop Windows 10 Professional 1709 from rebooting after update
Does anyone have a proven way to stop Windows from rebooting after it does an update. My machine is on all the time and I would like to chose when to reboot it as the reboots do not save things and ...
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