Windows will nag you with Toasts, Action Center alerts and banners across your screen.Once the updates are installed, there is no stopping Windows from deciding to reboot. DO NOT click the 'Install now' button within the Windows Update UI unless you're ready to install and reboot.I did not set any settings around Active Hours or the Reboot Options.In light of these results, it appears that this does still work. These tests have been running for nearly three weeks and I have yet to see any forced reboots. Validating Prevention of Automatic Reboots on Windows 10, Version 1607.I've been running some tests, detailed in the two blog posts here: I've seen a lot a few comments lately from people saying this no longer works after the Anniversary Update. Update following Anniversary Update (1607): (you may need to create the keys manually if they don't exist)Ĭreate a new DWORD value called AUOptions and enter a value of either 2 or 3.ģ = Automatically download and notify of installation Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU.Press Win + R and type regedit then hit Enter.Including this in case non-pro users come looking for an answer too. I'm not sure if editing Local Group Policy is an option in the Home edition of Windows 10, but the same result should be possible through the registry (I haven't tested this as I used the policy method myself). Restarting or shutting down from the start menu does not appear to trigger the install process. When it finishes downloading, you get a toast notification that there are updates and you need to install them. You should see your new settings being 'enforced.'Īfter applying this setting on a test VM, I left Windows Update open and noticed it started downloading. Once it is done, click on the Advanced options Head back to Windows Update and click Check for updates. Open your start menu and type Group, then click Edit group policyĮxpand Computer Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components \ Windows Updateĭouble click Configure Automatic Updates and enable the policy, and configure it as needed. You can edit your local group policy settings to force Windows update to only download updates, but wait for your input to install (and therefore reboot.) I posted this as an answer on another question, but as that appears to be a duplicate of this question I'll provide it here too: Note: Unfortunately this appears to not work on Windows 10 Home, and I'm not sure of a workable solution for users of this edition.
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