Windows 10 by defaults automatically prompts for a restart. This period is however very long but some users really don’t want Windows to decide to reboot after X minutes have passed. We will explain how you turn this off.
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Turning off Automatic Restart
1. Press the Windows + R button on your keyboard and type GPEdit.msc.
or
1. Open Start and type gpedit.msc and hit enter
2. Unfold Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration.
3. Unfold Windows Components.
![Unfold Options 2-3](http://windowsinstructed.com.www603.your-server.de.www603.your-server.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-09_22-21-00-300x158.png)
4. Click on the Windows Update folder.
5. Double-click on No Auto-Restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic update installations.
6. Check the Enabled box.
7. Click on OK
8. Close Group Policy Editor
![Windows 10: Group Policy Tutorial](http://windowsinstructed.com.www603.your-server.de.www603.your-server.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-09_22-24-25-300x141.png)
These settings only take effect after a system reboot. We hope you liked this tutorial.
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