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Note: something similar has a good answer here How to disable automatic reboots in Windows 10?. This is not the same because I'm explicitely looking for information about a different option.

Plain and simple question: Is NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers (registry value) still supported/effective on Windows 10? This option is gold for me, because it allows complete and automatic updates installation (as per default) but prevents the autoreboot step.

The equivalent no auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations gpedit policy is present, so I would expect NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers to be supported too.

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I'm getting mixed feedback after NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers is applied: someone says it's effective, someone reports not. Is there a semi-official reference for it?

Thanks!

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    According to this article it is still supported in W10...http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-rebooting-for-update-installations/ – Moab Apr 17 '16 at 15:30
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    Also check Gpedit settings....http://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/17530-disable-automatic-reboot-updates.html – Moab Apr 17 '16 at 15:31
  • One way to confirm it is to try the registry setting on a test machine... – Moab Apr 17 '16 at 15:33
  • Possible solution here....https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3h6e74/how_do_i_stop_windows_10_from_automatically/ – Moab Apr 17 '16 at 15:47
  • Have you heeded the note at the end of the description? The one about "Configure Automatic Updates". – RomanSt Jul 14 '16 at 10:58
  • The registry keys and their behavior is fully documented at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#delay-automatic-reboot though that is written for enterprise deployments; not sure if this can be applied in the same way to regular consumer installations – Marcono1234 Aug 08 '22 at 23:21

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Ok, I found out that NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers is not sufficient. The corresponding gpedit policy, No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations, clearly states that the setting has no effect unless Configure automatic update is also set.

This is my writeup (in italian, sorry) on the matter:

Guida Windows 10: come impedire il riavvio automatico per l'installazione degli aggiornamenti

For those interested: a ready-to-use .reg with all the needed settings to prevent automatic reboots is here:

Disabilita riavvio automatico Windows Update

Any feedback is welcome.

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    Thank you for this! I put a slightly modified version here: http://www.geeksalive.com/NoAutoReboot_Win10.zip – Dave Burton Apr 14 '17 at 11:58
  • @DaveBurton what's the point of additional "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"? – vanowm Dec 10 '20 at 01:52
  • @vanown sorry, I don't recall. They are at two different keys/locations: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] and [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] Maybe they were for different versions of Windows? Sorry. – Dave Burton Jan 24 '21 at 10:12
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    I have found this doesn't work in Windows 11. I woke up to find my PC had restated at 3:15am with `The process C:\WINDOWS\uus\AMD64\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe (COMPUTERNAME) has initiated the restart of computer COMPUTERNAME on behalf of user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the following reason: Operating System: Service pack (Planned)` in the event log. – Aenfa Aug 09 '22 at 10:23
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According to my tests, it can be set in Group policy, but is ignored by MusNotification which controls reboot after update. See this posts

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/my-work-lost-after-window-10-nightly-restart-for/e55c0399-5fad-4e64-b3c4-301838a1d5f6?auth=1

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7253eaef-2ea8-42c8-8bda-0bdb0a284847/wsus-and-win10-auto-reboot-behavior?forum=winserverwsus

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    Please quote the essential parts of the answer from the reference link(s), as the answer can become invalid if the linked page(s) change. – DavidPostill Apr 30 '16 at 09:46