Re: Windows Update "restart" dialog pestering users

My response to goneill3's reply to Doug's original post was really about
GPO.

I also have GPO in place, which makes "Automatic Update" in Control Panel no
longer configurable, (all options are grayed out). So we will keep seeing
the reboot prompt.

If there is something else that I didn't do correctly, please let me know,
because I really want to avoid seeing the reboot prompt popping up on all TS
users' desktop.

Thanks.


"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns970ADD7A7621veranoesthemutforsse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> But if you disable Windows Update, there will never be a reboot
> prompt for your users to see. Doug already came to the conclusion
> that he made a mistake:
>
>>>> I figured, "What the heck, I'll download &
>>>> install them and then wait to reboot until it is convenient."
>>>>
>>>> Obviously this is a bad choice.
>
> What you should do is to take complete control over the update
> process: disable Windows Update, and only run it when you have
> planned to run it, and when you also have the opportunity to reboot
> directly after the update.
>
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> "OliverL" <olivvilo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 10 nov 2005 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> I think what Doug says is also the reboot prompt that is showing
>> on all TS users (including admin) desktop.
>>
>> Turn off "Auto Update" will prevent the update prompt from
>> showing prior to the update, but GPO will _not_ prevent the
>> restart popup from showing on ALL TS users' desk _after_ the
>> server's updated.
>>
>> It's annoying, and confuses TS users who can do nothing about
>> it.
>>
>> I want to disable this too, but don't know how.
>>
>> "goneill3" <goneill3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:571FE12A-E072-44A3-94AC-50973A66F292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Turn off Windows Automatic Update.
>>>
>>> Right click on my computer and go to properties, then select
>>> the automatic updates tab. select the "Turn off Automatic
>>> Updates"
>>>
>>> Better still, you should be doing this through group policy,
>>> either local or Domain.
>>>
>>> goneill3
>>>
>>> "Doug Starkey" wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I'm posting this question in the wrong group, just let me
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>>> I'm running TS on a Win2003 Server. I received notice that
>>>> there were new updates available from Microsoft that needed to
>>>> be installed. I figured, "What the heck, I'll download &
>>>> install them and then wait to reboot until it is convenient."
>>>>
>>>> Obviously this is a bad choice. Now, all my TS users are
>>>> recieving a dialog that says:
>>>> "Automatic Updates
>>>> Updating your computer is almost complete. You must
>>>> restart your computer for the updates to take
>>>> effect.
>>>>
>>>> Do you want to restart your computer now?"
>>>>
>>>> They then see two "grayed-out" buttons that say, "Restart Now"
>>>> and "Restart Later". They cannot click either of the buttons
>>>> nor can they close/dismiss the dialog box. Their only option
>>>> is to drag the dialog to one corner of the screen and go on
>>>> about their work.
>>>>
>>>> I, at the administrator console, keep getting that dialog
>>>> about every 5 minutes! I COULD click the "Restart Now"
>>>> button... but I don't want to just yet. I click the "Restart
>>>> Later" button, the dialog goes away... AND COMES BACK IN 5
>>>> MINUTES!!!
>>>>
>>>> Surely there is some way to prevent my "Users" from seeing
>>>> this dialog at all. And surely there is some way to make the
>>>> computer wait longer than 5 minutes to ask me if I want to
>>>> restart... again!!!
>>>>
>>>> Somebody please help!
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Doug Starkey
>>>> Network Administrator
>>>> Pecan Deluxe Candy Company


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