Reboot Without Updates

Question

_{Tuesday, January 9, 2018 4:15 PM}

Will shutdown.exe /r /t 0 reboot a PC without installing any pending Windows Updates?

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_{Tuesday, January 9, 2018 4:54 PM}

You can try this method https://lifehacker.com/5878657/trick-windows-into-shutting-down-without-installing-updates

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_{Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:57 PM}

Thank you. I have found several articles like the one you linked, but the instructions are for shutting down the PC from the Shutdown menu. I am looking specifically for a cmd prompt that will *reboot* without updates. For some reason, I can't find a single one.

_{Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:15 AM}

Hi，

I try to use the command (shutdown.exe /r /t  0 ) on my test machine，it won’t install Windows Updates with restart. But if I click on shutdown button, it will install the updates immediately.

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_{Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:34 PM | 1 vote}

Hi Wind,

Could you try below command which forcefully restart the system and prevent application window pop up.

shutdown /r /f /t 0

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_{Thursday, January 11, 2018 2:49 PM}

I will try that; thank you!

_{Monday, January 15, 2018 1:38 AM}

Hi, 

How’s everything going? Please feel free to give me any update.

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_{Tuesday, January 16, 2018 4:27 PM}

I've not been able to test yet, as updates have been automatically installed lol. I will update as soon as I'm able to test.  :)

_{Tuesday, January 23, 2018 2:10 AM}

Hi, 

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_{Tuesday, January 23, 2018 4:48 AM}

I disabled WSUS so my laptop won't automatically install the updates so I can test. I'll let you know what I find!

_{Wednesday, January 31, 2018 9:07 AM}

Hi,

Please feel free to give me any update. 

We would appreciate it if you could share the update with us.

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_{Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:50 PM}

Well, thanks to Update Tuesday, I will be able to test tonight. :)

_{Thursday, February 1, 2018 3:39 AM}

Well, the shut down menu options were Update and Restart and Update and Shut Down. I used the command shutdown /r /f /t 0 instead, from an elevated command prompt. The shut down options no longer included "Update and...."  :(

Seems like it doesn't work.