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How To Stop Windows 8 Updates From Force Restarting Your PC

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:10 am
by RescuePC
How To Stop Windows 8 Updates From Force Restarting Your PC

Step 1: Launch the Registry Editor by entering regedit in the Run dialog.

Step 2: Navigate to the following Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

Step 3: Create a new DWORD (32-bit) with the following name NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers, and give it a hexadecimal value of 1.

Step 4: Reboot the system