Disable auto reboot after update on Windows Server 2016

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Usually all servers need to be reboot mannually instead of do it automatically because we need to make sure all services are online after reboot. I cannot find Download only option on GUI Windows Update Settings on Windows Server 2016. But we can run command sconfig with admintrators privilege to change it.

  • Open command prompt window with admintrators privilege
  • Run sconfig
  • Select option 5
  • Choose (D)ownloadOnly

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Reference:

https://www.itwriting.com/blog/9634-disabling-automatic-updates-in-windows-server-2016.html

Written on May 16, 2019