Problem:
Updates keep messing up the PC.
Look, I’ve never been a big fan of Windows Updates, especially the automatic ones. They kick in at exactly the wrong time, forcing you to wait to restart or going in badly pushing you into an inescapable boot loop. And it’s even worse since Windows 8, where you can no longer just disable them. However I’ve run across a solution that sometimes works…
Solution:
Try adding the following key to the registry:
- Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
- Type regedit, and click OK to open the Registry.
- Browse the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
- Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select New, and then click Key.
- Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.
- Right-click the newly created key, select new, and click Key.
- Name the new key AU and press Enter.
- Inside the newly created key, right-click on the right side, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name the new key AUOptions and press Enter.
- Double-click the newly created key and change its value to 2. It’s for “Notify for download and notify for install”. Click OK.
- Close the Registry to complete the task.