In some cases when Windows Update has finished updating your system, you might receive the following window:

When you have a lot of work in progress, lots of open tabs and unsaved documents, you might need to disable this popup and reboot manually after all work is done.

Whereas Windows Vista predicted such an alternative, Windows XP will show this popup, and then finally reboot your computer if no interaction is made.

To temporarily disable this popup, you will need to shut down Windows Automatic Update service.

The simplest way to do this is to type net stop wuauserv in the Run menu. This will stop Automatic Update service and popup will be gone until next restart.

Note: This will not happen if you have Automatic Updates disabled or set up to manual update. Disabling updates, however is a serious security breach and is not recommended.

You could also download a script that will stop Automatic Updates from running. Execute this script every time you need Automatic Updates disabled until restart.

AUDisable.cmd (17,00 bytes)