How can I stop Windows Update restart my computer in Windows 7 Home Premium?

While I don't mind Windows Update automatically updates from my PC, view it force a reboot when I am connected causes a problem.  I currently have WU configured to perform updates to 03:00, and when it's over, if to do a reboot, I'm not here to tell him to wait.  I'd rather leave time settings as they are and simply disable the auto restart, opting instead for WU to let me know that he needs to restart the PC.  I found ways to do this on XP and Vista, including registry changes and changes to group policy.  However, the registry is obviously a little different, so the keys do not exist compared to what I found, and since I am running Home Premium I have no gpedit.

Where in the registry can I make a change so I do not data lost when WU resets my computer at night?

Another way to do it without hacking the registry, which can be scary for some users), is to follow the instructions on the following Web site:

http://weblogs.ASP.NET/jgalloway/archive/2006/02/11/438009.aspx

I stuck in the main rooms, in the cases where the link is dead (but not nice photo well):

  1. Click Start-> Run (or Vista and 7 just press the windows ORB)
  2. Type: gpedit.msc
  3. Expand Local computer policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update
  4. Double-click on "to demand no auto restart for automatic updates installations".
  5. Select 'Active', then OK. Close the group policy configuration program.

This should stop it autorestarting.

Tags: Windows

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