I have a Windows 11 laptop and whenever Windows Update installs new updates etc, it shuts itself down in the middle of the night. Anyone know how to stop this? I have searched all the settings but can't find anything.
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I have a Windows 11 laptop and whenever Windows Update installs new updates etc, it shuts itself down in the middle of the night. Anyone know how to stop this? I have searched all the settings but can't find anything.
Ask The Boss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
Is it that it updates automatically and then reboots during the updating process, and you want to stop that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
Here's a link to turn off updates - https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery/how-to-stop-windows-11-update.html
Or turn off auto reboot when updating - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-there-some-way-to-turn-off-auto-restart-in/bcd358c0-0ab2-4895-aaa0-2c8a5d943194#:~:text=(For%20Windows%2011)%20Naviga te%20to,users%20for%20scheduled%20automatic%20upda tes
I strongly recommend that you don't turn off updates as it'll likely affect Windows defender and you'll not have latest virus definitions etc.
Search for Active Hours to schedule when your device restarts after patches are downloaded. In Windows 11 you can't fully prevent updates as they are meant to keep you safe but other settings such as turning on Notify me when a restart is required to finish updating may help you prepare for the incoming restartQuote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
Does PC fully shut down or go to sleep?
Start / Settings / System / Power & Battery / Screen & Sleep
Change settings to Never.
Also updates don't usually auto restart the PC. They install and then prompt you to restart.
I've never changed any auto update settings and I'm always asked to restart after updates have been installed.
I never update windows...I used to, but it was happening nearly every day, with restarts.
Additionally they often install an update that upsets what is already there...then you have to roll back.
Windows Defender CAN be updated without a Windows Update.....I have done this with a simple 'signature' script...runs every evening.
That, and Malwarebytes gives me all the protection I need.
That's not my experienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
Shuts down completely. I wouldn't mind it rebooting but when it shuts down it stops charging the USB devices I have plugged into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
Hi Richard .....yes it can. I've scheduled an update daily for the past year or two. This is for WIN 10 but similar would apply to WIN11.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
https://winaero.com/schedule-defende...in-windows-10/
I was referring toQuote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
when I said that's not my experience.Quote:
happening nearly every day, with restarts.
Additionally they often install an update that upsets what is already there...then you have to roll back.
I've no doubt that you can update Windows Defender without a Windows Update but you will be missing out on security updates to the operating system. Windows Defender and Malware Bytes alone may have done the job in the past, but that doesn't mean they will in the future.
Ah...I thought afterwards if that was what you meant......anyway, they claim 'fixing loopholes' etc., but I would prefer to not update and disturb something that is working! I have every confidence in the software I now have to stop any issues.....and I speak as someone who is somewhat paranoid after actually being hacked in the mid nineties.....when it corrupted everything on my desktop....I had to get new disk and have it rebuilt.....Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Apart from using WIN10 (mainly because some of the software I use only works on windows), I try and avoid Microsoft and Google like the plague...let alone things like Twitter (X), Whatsapp etc.
If you have Windows 11 Pro, you can stop it by using Group Policy. This is the easier method. If you haven't got Pro, then you'll have to change a entry in the registry. If you go the registry way, make sure you make a back up before you make any changes.
Registry update:
Open the Registry Editor - right click the start menu and select run. Type in regedit and press enter. Click yes on the UAC pop up that appears.
Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Micr osoft\Windows
Right click on the Windows and select New->Key, name the Key WindowsUpdate
Right click on your newly created WindowsUpdate key and select New->Key, name this key AU
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value in AU called NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
Update the value of NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers to 1
Local Group Policy(won't work for Windows Home):
Open the Group Policy Editor - right click the start menu and select run. Type in gpedit.msc and press enter.
Navigate to Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Windows Update - Legacy Policies
Enable No auto-restart with logged-on users for scheduled automatic updates
Open a command prompt (right click the start menu and click on Terminal (Admin)
Type gpupdate /force and press enter (this will apply the settings straight away).
Nice one, cheers Brizzle. Will give the GP option a go later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brizzlebluebirds
I think the reason it shuts down rather than restarts is because of BitLocker. No cnut is available to put in the BitLocker PIN so it gives up and shuts down.
Now you never mentioned having bitlocker active :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lung
Yes you have about 30 seconds from start up to type the key in. Or it shuts down.
Try this setting
Settings / Windows Update / Advanced Options
Turn on 'Notify me when a restart is required to finish updating' and that may stop it restarting automatically and the PC may stay on until you choose to restart.
Always install updates - don’t simply rely on antivirus like Defender. It most certainly isn’t all the protection you need.