I've got a laptop running Windows 7 Premium with service pack 1.
The problem is that it's constantly asking to restart in order to install updates. I figured it might have to do with MSFT pushing the Win10 upgrade, so I've used the GWX Control Panel to remove all downloaded Win10 files, disable the Get Win10 Icon App, etc. All traces of the get app, Win10 upgrade settings, and Win10 installation files are gone and I've rebooted. The system is still asking to reboot the PC. So I cleared the update cache- still happens.
After reading lots of forum responses online that suggest hardware problems I don't think that's it This reboot doesn't happen immediately upon startup. Windows starts fine and it only happens with Win update.
I tested this theory by trying to disable the Windows Update service at the command prompt (as an admin enter net stop wuauserv). If I do this after bootup but before the request to restart comes up, the system says that "The Windows Update service is not started" Once the reboot request appears I am able to execute the net stop wuauserv which does remove the notification to reboot.
Some may say, well great! problem solved. The issue is that while I do not want Windows 10 and have taken steps above to not have it forced onto my system, I do want to be notified when security updates to Win7 are available. So I want Windows Update on.
If I go into Control Panel and click check for updates all I get is a notification that I need to restart, it doesn't check for updates. Since the cache is cleared Win Update says that there has never been a check for updates and no updates are installed
Also this is not a permanent solution- if I wait 10 minutes or so Windows appears to restart Windows Update and I get the Reboot message again.
I've scanned for viruses, etc. - nothing found.
Any thoughts?
Other specs:
Intel Core2 T5850@2.16ghz. 3gb RAM, 232GB SSD
The problem is that it's constantly asking to restart in order to install updates. I figured it might have to do with MSFT pushing the Win10 upgrade, so I've used the GWX Control Panel to remove all downloaded Win10 files, disable the Get Win10 Icon App, etc. All traces of the get app, Win10 upgrade settings, and Win10 installation files are gone and I've rebooted. The system is still asking to reboot the PC. So I cleared the update cache- still happens.
After reading lots of forum responses online that suggest hardware problems I don't think that's it This reboot doesn't happen immediately upon startup. Windows starts fine and it only happens with Win update.
I tested this theory by trying to disable the Windows Update service at the command prompt (as an admin enter net stop wuauserv). If I do this after bootup but before the request to restart comes up, the system says that "The Windows Update service is not started" Once the reboot request appears I am able to execute the net stop wuauserv which does remove the notification to reboot.
Some may say, well great! problem solved. The issue is that while I do not want Windows 10 and have taken steps above to not have it forced onto my system, I do want to be notified when security updates to Win7 are available. So I want Windows Update on.
If I go into Control Panel and click check for updates all I get is a notification that I need to restart, it doesn't check for updates. Since the cache is cleared Win Update says that there has never been a check for updates and no updates are installed
Also this is not a permanent solution- if I wait 10 minutes or so Windows appears to restart Windows Update and I get the Reboot message again.
I've scanned for viruses, etc. - nothing found.
Any thoughts?
Other specs:
Intel Core2 T5850@2.16ghz. 3gb RAM, 232GB SSD
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