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| Thread ID: 87016 | 2008-02-04 23:02:00 | Windows Updated: Do you want to restart? NO! Help? | Thebananamonkey (7741) | Press F1 |
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| 637499 | 2008-02-04 23:02:00 | Is there anything you can do to turn the "do you want to restart" question off after windows has updated? I don't really want to turn windows update off, I just don't want to have that annoying popup distract me from whatever I'm doing at the time. I just want it to go away and let me go about business as usual, I'll restart in my own time. So... any registry fixes/tick boxes that I've overlooked? Running XP Home. :) |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 637500 | 2008-02-04 23:10:00 | Give this GPO a try: Start -> Run -> gpedit . msc -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update -> Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations Good ole Microsoft . . . hiding all the fun bits away!! |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 637501 | 2008-02-04 23:11:00 | Turn automatic updates off. :D I dunno about a reg hack or GPedit thing, theres probably one out there somewhere. Edit - try that!! ^^ |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 637502 | 2008-02-04 23:12:00 | It doesnt turn windows update off. It wants to restart because some files in use may have been overwritten by the update/s. Just click on no. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637503 | 2008-02-04 23:12:00 | Give this GPO a try: Start -> Run -> gpedit . msc -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update -> Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations Good ole Microsoft . . . hiding all the fun bits away!! Thats if he had Pro, he's got Home, it doesnt have gpedit . msc |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637504 | 2008-02-04 23:15:00 | When you click no you're cued every 5min for a restart. Really annoying if you're playing games. Usually causes comp to freeze. Or is there a way to change the re-prompt time? Maybe I'll just google it. Should have done that first. | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 637505 | 2008-02-04 23:16:00 | if there isn't a 'no' button just drag the box offscreen and ignore it...... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 637506 | 2008-02-04 23:17:00 | The box has a timer in it. If you ignore it then it restarts your comp anyway. | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 637507 | 2008-02-04 23:19:00 | What about just setting Automatic Updates to download updates but only install when you say so - Second option on the list. That way you can install the updates when you know you won't be using the PC for a while and it can be restarted when finished. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 637508 | 2008-02-04 23:22:00 | CMD: sc stop wuauserv Should this work? I like it doing everything in the background, means I don't have to be bothered with it, I just want it not to nag me when it's done. I know I could turn it off, or only install when I say, but that's not really what I'm asking. I just want to turn the prompt off. |
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