# Disable current popup from the command prompt
net stop "automatic updates"
# Disable future auto restarting of system.
# I'm using Windows XP Home so can't access gpedit.msc.
# Need to use a registry script instead --> stop_update_restart.reg
# P.S. note the first line.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000000
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Stop restart popup after automatic updates in Windows XP
Absolutely annoying feature of windows is a popup that keeps asking you to restart the system after a Windows update. Disable that!
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