Require confirmation to reboot

Does anyone know how to change Windows Update settings to require user
confirmation before rebooting? I left a very complicated set-up of programs
on my taskbar last night, and Microsoft's unauthorized shut-down wiped it
out. I am ... Particularly Irritated Software Strong-armed, Effectively
Destroying my work. Don't preach backups - this is different. My work
environment stays up for days, sometimes weeks before a reboot. I lost more
than an hour putting it all back.

So how do I tell the Big Boys they need my okay before rebooting? Thanks.

pava wrote:
> Does anyone know how to change Windows Update settings to require
> user confirmation before rebooting? I left a very complicated
> set-up of programs on my taskbar last night, and Microsoft's
> unauthorized shut-down wiped it out. I am ... Particularly
> Irritated Software Strong-armed, Effectively Destroying my work.
> Don't preach backups - this is different. My work environment stays
> up for days, sometimes weeks before a reboot. I lost more than an
> hour putting it all back.
>
> So how do I tell the Big Boys they need my okay before rebooting?

Turn off automatic updates and update your computer yourself when you are
ready to update.

Microsoft's "unauthorized shutdown" was pre-authorized by you choosing to
allow fully automatic updates - your bad - now you know better. ;-)

Nice try at an acronym...

Why would anyone preach backups - you were *running* the programs - backups
are unlikely to help other than perhaps with the data being generated by
said running applications. To keep it running is what you want - yet you
previously (automatic updates) gave control of the download/installation and
further action necessary to complete said installation away if you chose
"Automatic Updates".

Now - if you are in a domain and your domain administrators are whom your
complaint is with for having pushed the updates and forced said reboot upon
you - that's a problem you can take up with them and their settings for your
computer.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you, Shenan. It took more research to find where to change my
WinUpdates settings, but all is well now. Much obliged.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> pava wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to change Windows Update settings to require
> > user confirmation before rebooting? I left a very complicated
> > set-up of programs on my taskbar last night, and Microsoft's
> > unauthorized shut-down wiped it out. I am ... Particularly
> > Irritated Software Strong-armed, Effectively Destroying my work.
> > Don't preach backups - this is different. My work environment stays
> > up for days, sometimes weeks before a reboot. I lost more than an
> > hour putting it all back.
> >
> > So how do I tell the Big Boys they need my okay before rebooting?
>
> Turn off automatic updates and update your computer yourself when you are
> ready to update.
>
> Microsoft's "unauthorized shutdown" was pre-authorized by you choosing to
> allow fully automatic updates - your bad - now you know better. ;-)
>
> Nice try at an acronym...
>
> Why would anyone preach backups - you were *running* the programs - backups
> are unlikely to help other than perhaps with the data being generated by
> said running applications. To keep it running is what you want - yet you
> previously (automatic updates) gave control of the download/installation and
> further action necessary to complete said installation away if you chose
> "Automatic Updates".
>
> Now - if you are in a domain and your domain administrators are whom your
> complaint is with for having pushed the updates and forced said reboot upon
> you - that's a problem you can take up with them and their settings for your
> computer.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>