Windows Update is a program that is used to update the software on your computer. It can also be used to install new updates for your software. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista, you can disable Windows Update’s automatic reboot so that it does not occur every time an update is installed. To do this, open the Start menu and type “cmd” and then press Enter. After typing “cmd”, press Tab and then click on the “All Programs” icon. Under “Windows Update”, click on the “Disable Automatic Reboot” button. This will disable Windows Update from restarting your computer every time an update is installed.
Sure, you can postpone it up to 4 hours, but then the dialog will just come up again. If you were downloading some important files you might not want the computer to reboot automatically.
The quick way to disable the reboot for the current session is to stop the Windows Update service from running. You can do this by opening an administrative mode command prompt.
Type cmd into the start menu search box, and use Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open in administrative mode. You could also right-click the item in the menu and choose Run as Administrator.
Once at the prompt, just type in the following:
Don’t worry, the service will start right back up when you reboot your computer, but at least you don’t have to deal with the restart dialog.
