Comments on: Prevent Windows Update from Forcibly Rebooting Your Computer

By: Toothless

Toothless — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:24 +0000

Fix Infinate loop for Vista update install…

1. Insert your Vista Media into your dirve and boot from it.
2. Select “Repair your Computer” from the list.
3. Select “Command Prompt” from the recovery choices.
4. At the command prompt type C:
5. Type cd Windows\WinSxS
6. Type del pending.xml
7. Exit and reboot

Works w/o restore or reg fixes… simple quick, easy…. what else is there?

By: Thor

Thor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:55:34 +0000

If you have home versions of Windows XP, Vista, or 7, you can use Shutdown Guard:
http://code.google.com/p/shutdownguard/

By: Mich

Mich — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:34:50 +0000

Sorry both links to this file Do Not work…

Not working..
The link to the Auto Reboot Remover has changed however. You can find it here:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/downloadtrial.htm

By: Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:32:00 +0000

Ryan B,

Thanks for your advice. It seemed a bit easier then the method in the article; mostly because I was nervous to add a new entry to the registry. Hope it works though, I lost a lot of work to Window’s draconian policies. Very very frustrating. Am I not the owner of this computer? Why in the **** is it telling me to work around ITS schedule?

Anyway, thanks for the help.

Vinny

By: GolDreadLocks

GolDreadLocks — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:22:06 +0000

I have been trying for 3 weeks to find out how to fix my windows vista updates.I have done all the microsoft steps, but it still won’t update. Everything was fine until last June 24. I can’t even use system restore as the dates won’t go back before June 24. Does anyone know how to help?I would really appreciate it. I need to update the securities etc.Thanks in advance,…

By: LukeR

LukeR — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:23:44 +0000

i just lost a load of unsaved work on Word when windows restarted without even telling me. it overrided the ‘do you want to save your changes to…’ and closed it anyway. i’m more determined that ever to beat it now.

By: tokyogodfather

tokyogodfather — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:48:20 +0000

I ran the Auto Reboot Remover but have no idea if it worked. It just kept telling me to make sure I am the admin of my computer. But I AM logged in as admin..

By: tokyogodfather

tokyogodfather — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:45:35 +0000

Thanks for the post. The link to the Auto Reboot Remover has changed however. You can find it here:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/downloadtrial.htm

By: Nehi

Nehi — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:31:03 +0000

How do I prevent Windows from prompting me to reboot to install updates or closing forceably? I read the comments, but nothing directly on steps to do this for my WindowsXP Vista Home Premium. Will it corrupt my computer if it reboots and installs on its own? What will happen- the last time I was prompted- it did corrupt my computer- I was told never to accept these in the future…..help~~

By: duncanSF

duncanSF — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:46:58 +0000

There is also an AUOptions DWORD in HKLM\Software\MS\W\CV\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\ which on my Vista Home Premium shows a value of 4 when “download and install” is selected.