{"id":2523,"date":"2011-06-22T21:21:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2011-06-22T21:21:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:21:08","slug":"stop-windows-update-taking-over-the-shutdown-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/stop-windows-update-taking-over-the-shutdown-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Windows Update Taking Over the Shutdown Button"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another quick tip for tonight.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, when you want to shutdown your computer you might notice that the shutdown button looks like this in Windows 7:<\/p>\n

\"Shut<\/a>

Shut down and install updates button<\/p><\/div>\n

When pressed, this button will finish the installation of pending updates for Windows and then shutdown the computer. Sometimes, this isn’t convenient and if you have a habit of just hitting the shutdown button then your computer could take much longer to turn off than you would prefer.<\/p>\n

Luckily, there is a registry hack you can undertake to stop this from happening by doing the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Click “Start”,<\/li>\n
  2. Type in “regedit” then press Enter,<\/li>\n
  3. Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate\\AU (creating the necessary keys if they don’t exist),<\/li>\n
  4. Create a 32-bit DWORD value called “NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption” and once created double click on it and type in “1” as the value,<\/li>\n
  5. Click “OK” and close the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Windows should now leave your shutdown button alone from now on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Another quick tip for tonight. Sometimes, when you want to shutdown your computer you might notice that the shutdown button looks like this in Windows 7: When pressed, this button will finish the installation of pending updates for Windows and then shutdown the computer. Sometimes, this isn’t convenient and if you have a habit of … <\/p>\n

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