How do you stop windows from restarting/updating by itself ?

• PolicyPlus

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  Local Group Policy Editor plus more, for all Windows editions

In Windows Pro, use Group Policy (Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update) or for Windows Home read over and consider Policy Plus ( https://github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus -- read the whole README ). Or registries keys as in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart#registry-keys-used-to-manage-restart but it's tricky to get Configure Automatic Updates/AUOptions set with all its options.

• shutdownguard

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  Discontinued :skull: Prevent Windows from shutting down. (UNSUPPORTED, see issue #1)

They won't stop everything, but also consider a collection of shutdown stoppers and aborters: https://github.com/stefansundin/shutdownguard ... https://github.com/EEDDRV/Shutdown-Guard ... and others that are not open source like https://udse.de/reboot-blocker/ ...use at your won risk. (also helps for mis-clicks in installers, or badly written installers)

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• Shutdown-Guard

  1 3 10.0 C

  An application that prevent Windows from shutting down.

They won't stop everything, but also consider a collection of shutdown stoppers and aborters: https://github.com/stefansundin/shutdownguard ... https://github.com/EEDDRV/Shutdown-Guard ... and others that are not open source like https://udse.de/reboot-blocker/ ...use at your won risk. (also helps for mis-clicks in installers, or badly written installers)

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