Thankfully, there are some ways to prevent this from happening, depending on which version of Windows you’re using. So, if you’re in the middle of some important work, well, tough luck my friend. There’s nothing wrong with it, until you discover that you cannot prevent this automatic restart. If you’re using Windows 8 and have performed the usual software updates, you’d have encountered the not-so-unfamiliar-anymore screen telling you that your PC will reboot in a certain amount of time to finish the updates. However, that doesn’t imply that Windows 8 is without its grievances and qualms, one of them being the inability to prevent the system from automatically restarting after installing an update via Windows Update.
Microsoft has also taken care of most of the stability issues as well, and generally, the idea of making the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 available to public has really paid off well in favor of the world’s largest software maker. The aesthetics are remarkable, the feature set has been greatly improved, and the overall user experience is fantastic, to say the least. I’ve expressed my likelihood for Windows 8 from time to time, and it’s very true that I believe Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system is one of the best that has ever come out of the Redmond software giant.
