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How can I get the option to postpone a restart?

Q

I have had this computer with Windows 8 for a few months now and I get a message saying it is going to restart in 15 minutes, but there is no way to delay the restart. It is annoying to have to restart when I am in the middle of doing something. How can I change this so I have the option to delay a restart when updates need to restart the computer?

✍: Guest

A

Note: you will need admin rights to perform this: From your Windows 8 Metro Desktop, type “gpedit.msc” (take out the quote marks) and hit enter.

Now you are in Group Policy Edit; GoTo:- Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration ->Administrative Templates ->Windows Components ->Windows Update ->No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations

Change the setting to enabled; job done!

2015-05-15, ∼2908🔥, 0💬

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