Turn off auto-restart notifications for update installations
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Computer
Category
Windows Components > Windows Update > Legacy Policies
Supported on
Windows Server 2016 through Windows Server 2022, or Windows 10​

Supported OS tags: Windows10, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting allows you to control whether users receive notifications for auto restarts for update installations including reminder and warning notifications. Enable this policy to turn off all auto restart notifications. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the default notification behaviors will be unchanged.

Internal name
AutoRestartNotificationDisable
Policy ID
49ff691f25be
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name
SetAutoRestartNotificationDisable
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name
SetAutoRestartNotificationDisable
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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