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In this article we will show you how to Disable Windows Automatic Restart. There’s a good chance that Windows update is the reason why your computer restarts on its own. When Windows finishes a big update, it may automatically restart, which could stop your work or game. You can make sure that doesn’t happen, which is good news.
After an update, you should still restart your PC as soon as you can. If you don’t do that, the changes won’t be made. If you are the kind of person who leaves their computer on sleep instead of turning it off at night, make sure you take this into account.
In fact, we only suggest doing this if your computer restarts itself at times when you might lose data or have a lot of trouble. Windows 11/10 is getting better at figuring out when it’s a good time to restart, and it tries to do it when you’re not using the computer. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Microsoft Support site.
Ways to Disable Windows Automatic Restart
Repair System File
Damaged Windows system files can make your computer do strange things, like restart itself. Damaged or corrupt system files can also cause Windows OS to crash or shut down without warning. This can happen when running updates or if the system fails.
Run the SFC scan to make sure that system files are in good shape. The scan looks for system files and checks them to see if they are broken or corrupted. If a broken or corrupt system file is found, a new file is put in its place. Follow these steps to run the SFC scan:
- Press Windows+S and type CMD
- Right-click on command prompt and click ‘Run as administrator.’
- Type sfc /scannow and press the ‘Enter’ key on the keyboard to begin the scan
Disable Auto Restart
Follow these steps to turn off auto-restart in the advanced system settings:
- Open Control Panel and navigate to Control Panel\System and Security\System (copy paste in the Control Panel address bar)
- Click ‘Advanced system settings’ and click ‘Settings…’ under the Startup and Recovery section
- Under System Failure, uncheck Automatically Restart
- Click ‘OK’ and ‘OK’ again to close the window
Run Disk Scan
Use the error-checking tool that comes with Windows to see if your hard drive is running well:
- Right-click on the hard drive where Windows is installed and choose ‘Properties.’
- Go to ‘Tools’ and click ‘Check’ under ‘Error Checking.’
- Click ‘Scan drive’ when prompted
- Wait for the scan to complete
Use Group Policy
Group Policy is the first tool you can use to stop Windows Update from restarting your PC on its own. Here are the steps for using Windows 11/10 Group Policy.
- Press the Windows key + R key at the same time to open the Run dialog box.
- Type gpedit.msc in the dialog box and then click OK to open the Local Group Policy Editor window.
- Navigate to the path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
- Right-click No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations from the right panel of Local Group Editor, select Edit and then choose Enable.
- Click OK to save your changes and then restart your computer.
This piece tells you how to stop Windows from restarting automatically when the system fails. This gives you time to figure out what went wrong so you can fix it. The steps below are the same for all versions of Windows, though there may be small differences between them.
