Anyone know how to stop Vista restarting itself automatically?

[JP23]

Vista restarting itself automatically to install updates has been driving me crazy, just lost some work because of it (again). I've been googling for a solution but can't find anything so I thought I'd ask here.

The solutions I have seen:

Disable automatic updates and take control of installing updates myself - not satisfactory, I wan't automatic updates, I just don't want automatic restarts.

I've also seen a solution using the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), but this isn't included in Vista Home Premium, which is what I have.

Any ideas?

[Graham]

It may be that if an update requires a restart then it requires a restart to complete the update. It may be that an update that requires a restart may not be a whole update without the restart. Do we get half an update without the restart and will that leave stuff unstable.

Note to self --- I must stop trying to post in the middle of the night when i'm tired and can't string words into sensible sentences.

[JP23]

That's fine, in that case it could just not finish installing the update until the next restart.
I'd be happy for it to prompt me for a restart, but doing it automatically is completely unacceptable.

XP had automatic updates without doing this auto restart rubbish.

[Graham]

XP had automatic updates without doing this auto restart rubbish.

On the XP here it does auto restarts. I share your pain cos my motherboard is semi-shagged and it can take a dozen or more attempts to get it to re-boot. I'll stop now cos I ain't helping.

[HarryH3]

Disable automatic updates and take control of installing updates myself - not satisfactory, I wan't automatic updates, I just don't want automatic restarts.

I don't totally disable updates, I just set all of my systems to notify me when updates are available. That way I get to decide when to download and install them. (Well, except for the ones that Microsoft sneaks in the back door anyway, disregarding the "notify" option). :mad: