If you’re like most people, you probably don’t want to be bothered with the Automatic Updates dialog box from Windows XP. But if you ever need to disable it, there’s a quick and easy way to do it. To disable the Automatic Updates dialog box, open the Control Panel and click on the System and Security link. On the left side of the System and Security window, click on the Automatic Updates link. In the Automatic Updates window that opens, click on the Settings button. In the Settings window that opens, under Update Options, clear the checkbox next to Automatically restart my computer when updates are available. Click on OK to close the Settings window. ..
Dear Restart Dialog,
I hate you.
If you want to temporarily disable this popup message and delay rebooting, you can go about it one of two ways. I’m a command line junkie, so I just type this into a command prompt (make sure you use the quotes)
Or you can open Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services and click Stop on automatic updates.
Do not disable the automatic updates service, just stop it. The next time you start up your computer, it will restart.
Note: If you open the Automatic Updates icon in Control Panel, it will automatically restart the service, which will make the dialog start popping up again.
