How To Prevent Windows 10 From Auto Restarting After Installing Updates
October 19, 2015
Windows 10 updates feature can automatically restart PC once the updates are installed or this restart can be deferred by choosing to opt for a notification.
Here is how to delay an automatic restart whenever updates are installed in Windows 10 :
From system tray, click on Action Center and select All settings.
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Choose Update & security.

Click on Windows Update and select Advanced options.

From the drop-down menu about installing updates, select Notify to schedule restart.

All done. From now on, whenever Windows updates that need a restart are installed, the notification for that will be visible in Action Center instead of automatically restarting.
Happy updating.