Windows restarting without warning

Question

In the company I work for, some computers suffered from rebooting without the user's permission and without prior notice. Investigating, on all these computers we can check the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime update - 12.0.40664 in the same time slot as the reboot. So that the problem has not caused more, what should i do?

 

The event did not appear in Event Viewer and this update also did not appear in Windows Update. It was only possible to check through the Reliability Monitor.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello there,

Is the restart happening only due to updates ? Can you check if all the restarted devices have the update installed ?

After an update is installed, Windows attempts automatic restart outside of active hours. If the restart does not succeed after seven days (by default), the user will see a notification that restart is required. You can use the Specify deadline before auto-restart for update installation policy to change the delay from seven days to any number of days between two and 14.

Manage device restarts after updates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-restart

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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Answer 2

Open File Explorer.

Right-click This PC in the left navigation pane.

Select the Properties option in the pop-up menu.

In the About window, click the Advanced system settings link in the right navigation menu or below the device specifications section.

The System Properties window opens with the Advanced tab selected. In the Startup and Recovery section, click the Settings button.

In the Startup and Recovery window, uncheck the Automatically restart check box.

Click OK.