However, you do think about it when you computer suddenly restarts when you’re right in the middle of getting things done. Or maybe while you’re in the middle of an important TPS report, walk away from the computer to grab a snack, and come back and see your data was lost because it restarted. This was especially a problem with Windows XP SP2, but in Windows 7 the issue was alleviated a bit by popping up a reminder letting you know there needs to be a restart, which you can set to remind you to do a restart up to four hours later. But it will keep nagging you until the restart is done. And Windows 8 gives you two days before the restart is required, and will usually do it automatically when your computer has been idle for some time.
Windows 10 will allow you to schedule the exact time and day that works best for you to restart to finish installing the updates. To set this up, go to Settings > Update & Recovery. Then under Windows Update, select Check for Update, and if there is an update available, it will be downloaded and installed. If one of the updates requires a restart to complete, you’ll see “A restart has been scheduled” section where you can select the restart time. Just select the time and day that works best for you to have it restart. Automatic Windows Update restarts has always been an annoyance in Windows one way or another, but with the latest version of the OS, you will be in control. This is just one of the minor improvements coming to the new desktop OS…it’s the little things that make a big difference. You can go from Windows 7 professional to Windows 10 professional or higher SKU, however you cannot go to a lower SKU. For example, you cannot go from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Home Edition. You also cannot go from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit, or vice versa. Also you might have to uninstall your existing anti-virus software to do the upgrade, and then reinstall it afterwards as long as it is compatible with Windows 10. Check with your anti virus software maker to be sure the version you have is compatible. Alternatively I could initiate this with a restart button, which btw has no effect other than a restart. I eventually found the scheduled task in Task Scheduler, I was able to change the time in properties of one of the event triggers, which should have initiated the install within a couple of minutes. Only to discover an error message saying Task Scheduler had lost contact with Task Manager and I could not save the settings, or close the Task Scheduler. Having gone past the fixed time for this update some 3 hours later, I got a notification to restart, and when complete (took 20 seconds) nothing had changed and the update was still showing with a restart and another time scheduled. I have run the Update Troubleshooter as admin, but it didn’t find anything wrong. Searching the web, I can find similarities with win7 and server 2003, but even on MS forums the results for this error in Win10, only show the same results! What I want as I am not a mindless user, is control over events any programme carries out, that mean it incapacitates the working of MY computer. If MS do not fix this, I will swap to the other 2 OS’s I have been using of late, Linux and Googles OS which behave in a proper manner to the owner of the hardware. Comment Name * Email *
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