Policy

Turn off auto-restart notifications for update installations

This policy setting allows you to control whether users receive notifications for auto restarts for update installations including reminder and warning notifications. Enable this policy to turn off all auto restart notifications. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the default notification behaviors will be unchanged.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Legacy Policies
Policy ID 49ff691f25be
Internal name AutoRestartNotificationDisable

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetAutoRestartNotificationDisable (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetAutoRestartNotificationDisable (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to control whether users receive notifications for auto restarts for update installations including reminder and warning notifications. Enable this policy to turn off all auto restart notifications. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the default notification behaviors will be unchanged.

Related policies

Allow Automatic Updates immediate installationAllow non-administrators to receive update notificationsAlways automatically restart at the scheduled timeConfigure auto-restart reminder notifications for updatesConfigure auto-restart required notification for updatesConfigure auto-restart warning notifications schedule for updatesDelay Restart for scheduled installations