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How do you stop Windows XP from wanting to reboot?
- Thread starter kkamin
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If it is calling for updates, I suppose you can either accept them or deny them
Otherwise, you might want to consider scanning for a virus or malware
Otherwise, you might want to consider scanning for a virus or malware
No, it updates behind the scenes. It starts talking to me after it updates.
I think it is weak if I need to load Windows, then reboot it every time I want to use it. There must be a way to disable its urge to reboot everytime it installs an update.
;P
I think it is weak if I need to load Windows, then reboot it every time I want to use it. There must be a way to disable its urge to reboot everytime it installs an update.
;P
That isn't possible. Because the prompt message to reboot is not due to your computer it's the application asking you to reboot. There is no trump all "no more reboots ever" kind of a fix. You need to find what the application is, and remove it if it annoys you that badly.
The updates you are receiving are evidently requiring a reboot
Either that, or I am not understanding your issue clearly
Either that, or I am not understanding your issue clearly
Copy the text below into Notepad. Save it with a .reg extension. Open and confirm that you want to copy the data into your registry.
What these lines do are as following :
Enable or disable the RebootRelaunch popup window
0 - disables the RebootRelaunch timeout
1 (default) - to enable the RebootRelaunch
RebootRelaunchTimeout :
Number of minutes to ask again (value in hex)
A (default) = 10 minutes
3C = 60 minutes [1 hour]
78 = 120 minutes [2 hours]
B4 = 180 minutes [3 hours]
NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers = 1
Enables or Disables the automatic rebooting if someone is currently logged into the machine.
0 (default) = Allow the machine to reboot when someone is logged in.
1 = Do NOT allow the machine to reboot when someone is logged in.
With the settings in the .reg file above, the system will still do the automatic update and STILL pop up the window but if you click "reboot later" it will not ask again for 3 hours. This is how I prefer it to be since it does ask you a few times throughout the day as a reminder instead of you totally forgetting. But adjust it to anyway you want.
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000001
"RebootRelaunchTimeout=dword:000000B4
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000000What these lines do are as following :
Enable or disable the RebootRelaunch popup window
0 - disables the RebootRelaunch timeout
1 (default) - to enable the RebootRelaunch
RebootRelaunchTimeout :
Number of minutes to ask again (value in hex)
A (default) = 10 minutes
3C = 60 minutes [1 hour]
78 = 120 minutes [2 hours]
B4 = 180 minutes [3 hours]
NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers = 1
Enables or Disables the automatic rebooting if someone is currently logged into the machine.
0 (default) = Allow the machine to reboot when someone is logged in.
1 = Do NOT allow the machine to reboot when someone is logged in.
With the settings in the .reg file above, the system will still do the automatic update and STILL pop up the window but if you click "reboot later" it will not ask again for 3 hours. This is how I prefer it to be since it does ask you a few times throughout the day as a reminder instead of you totally forgetting. But adjust it to anyway you want.