Stop Automatic Update Restarts

It can be a real PITA to have been working on something when windows suddenly starts restarting automatically because an internal update has been scheduled. Active hours is another unforgiving pain as Microsoft seems to have made it for robots rather than us puny humans - It absolutely does not let you update outside of work hours. If you have been suffering for long, worry not, it ends here.

Algorithm to disable automatically scheduled restarts for updates in Windows 10.

STEP-1

  • Task Scheduler > UpdateOrchestrator > Reboot > DISABLE

STEP-2

  • Goto C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator

  • Rename Reboot to Reboot.Sid

  • Create an empty new folder and rename it as Reboot

STEP-3

  • Rejoice as automatic updates that mess with your life stop forever!

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