Prevent auto reboot when a user is logged in.

[Exit 154]

Yes, it caught me again tonight. 

While a VHS tape has been copied to the hard disk, after 3.5 hours (30 minutes before the end) Windows has automatically rebooted after an update.
That although activity was present. Thanks Micro scrap.

Now I've created this script so it never happens again.
Maybe it will help you too.

Thanks to @argumentum for this new version.

; Switch off AutoReboot after Windows update
; Author: Exit   ( http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/45639-exit )

; Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
; "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001

#RequireAdmin ; otherwise error 1

Local Const $sRegkeyname = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"
Local Const $sRegValuename = "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"
Local $iAutoReboot = RegRead($sRegkeyname, $sRegValuename)
Switch @error
    Case 0
    Case 1, 2, -1
        $iAutoReboot = 0
    Case Else
        Exit MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "Error  " & @error & " reading registry.", 0)
EndSwitch
If $iAutoReboot = 1 Then
    MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, $sRegValuename & " switch was already ON." & @LF & @LF & "No further action required.", 0)
Else
    Local $rc = RegWrite($sRegkeyname, $sRegValuename, "REG_DWORD", 1)
    If @error Then Exit MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "Error " & @error & " writing registry." & @LF & @LF & "#RequireAdmin missing?", 0)
    MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers switch set ON." & @LF & @LF & "No AutoReboot will occour while you are logged on.", 0)
EndIf

Previous code in Spoiler.

Spoiler

; Switch off AutoReboot after Windows update
; Author: Exit   ( http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/45639-exit )

; Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
; "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001

#RequireAdmin ; otherwise error 1

Local Const $sRegkeyname = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"
Local Const $sRegValuename = "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"
Local $iAutoReboot = RegRead($sRegkeyname, $sRegValuename)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "Error reading registry.", 0)

If $iAutoReboot = 1 Then
    MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, $sRegValuename & " switch was already ON." & @LF & @LF & "No further action required.", 0)
Else
    Local $rc = RegWrite($sRegkeyname, $sRegValuename, "REG_DWORD", 1)
    If @error Then Exit MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "Error " & @error & " writing registry." & @LF & @LF & "#RequireAdmin missing?", 0)
    MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers switch set ON." & @LF & @LF & "No AutoReboot will occour while you are logged on.", 0)
EndIf

 

 

Edited June 16, 2019 by Exit

[argumentum 571]

 

Edited June 16, 2019 by argumentum
=)

[Exit 154]

@argumentum 

Good catch!  
Mending will follow soon. 

[Exit 154]

The work is done.
See changes in the first post.

[TheDcoder 1,215]

Wish I knew about this when I was using Windows... I am sure some will find this very useful

My story is about the same, but it was a long game installation instead of copying. I had to wipe the existing install (because I was away and not sure if it was installed properly) and do it again, fun times.