http://www.itworld.com/microsoft-update xx http://www.itworld.com/windows/57092/microsoft-warns-another-update-windows-update For the second time in three months, Microsoft Corp. Friday again warned it would upgrade Windows Update, the service most users rely on to download patches and other fixes. http://www.itworld.com/windows/57092/microsoft-warns-another-update-windows-update#comments Security Windows News Microsoft Microsoft Update patch Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:26:09 -0400 ITworld staff 57092 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/prevent-unplanned-reboot-nlswindows-080506 I like the "set it and forget it" aspect of having AU automatically download and install updates when they become available, mainly because I'm a procrastinator. Unfortunately, things that are automatic can sometimes get in the way of things that have to be done manually. So I thought I'd check to see if Group Policy had an answer for this, and I found the following policy. http://www.itworld.com/prevent-unplanned-reboot-nlswindows-080506#comments Operating systems Windows How-to Microsoft Update Mon, 05 May 2008 13:28:42 -0400 jnaze 44668 at http://www.itworld.com