How to Stop the Automatic Updates Restart Dialog

Automatic updates are essentially Windows Updates that update your computer with new security features and applications. Microsoft highly recommends these updates as they keep your computer secure and up-to-date. However, you may notice that these automatic updates prompt you to restart your computer every time it finishes the update installation. This may seem annoying, especially if you are in the middle of your work and do not intend to close down all active windows and programs to restart your computer.

Instructions

1. Click the Start menu and select "Run..." If you use Windows 7, type "run" without the quotes and press "Enter" key.

2. Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes and press "Enter" key. This will launch your Group Policy Editor.

3. Navigate to the following group policy folder in the left pane: "Computer Configuration" / "Administrative" / "Templates" / "Windows Components" / "Windows Update."

4. Double click "No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations" on the right pane.

5. Click to choose "Enabled" when the "Properties" dialog box appears. Click "OK."

6. Reboot your computer to end task.

References

• Microsoft: How to configure automatic updates by using Group Policy or registry settings
• Microsoft: Configure Automatic Updates by Using Group Policy