by Prasanna Vignesh
9. May 2007 08:30
So you're in the middle of doing something important on your computer
when the "Restart your computer to finish installing important updates"
dialog comes up, and asks you to restart your computer.
Sure, you can postpone it up to 4 hours, but then the dialog will
just come up again. If you were downloading some important files you
might not want the computer to reboot automatically.
The quick way to disable the reboot for the current session is to
stop the Windows Update service from running. You can do this by
opening an administrative mode command prompt.
Type cmd into the start menu search box, and use
Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open in administrative mode. You could also
right-click the item in the menu and choose Run as Administrator.
Once at the prompt, just type in the following:
net stop "windows update"
Don't worry, the service will start right back up when you reboot your
computer, but at least you don't have to deal with the restart dialog.
Note: For more Windows Vista Tips, Tricks & Tweaks.
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