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Last active February 18, 2024 17:48
Disable Automatic Restarts in Windows 10 Home Anniversary Update

Win 10 Pro:

  • Press win+R then type gpedit.msc and press enter
  • This will open the group policy editor. Browse through the 'tree' to the following entry: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.
  • Look on the right panel and search for the option named No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations.
  • Double-click on it, then change the radio button in the popup window that will appear from not configured to enabled and click OK.
  • To make the system immediately apply the changes you just made, press win+R again and issue the gpupdate /force command

Win 10 Pro (alternative method) and Home: