Windows 10 - The Force is rebooting me

[Chalenge]

I Googled this (I suppose Google is a verb now) looking for a reason, or an explanation of which Service Pack I just got hit with, but I failed to find anything. Any ideas on why the stealth reboot when they could just inform a user they are getting a service pack "like it or not?"

The process C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe (PIXEL-SMASHER) has initiated the restart of computer PIXEL-SMASHER on behalf of user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the following reason: Operating System: Service pack (Planned)
 Reason Code: 0x80020010
 Shutdown Type: restart

EDIT: I have added the following to the register.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Policies \Microsoft\Windows \WindowsUpdate\AU DWORD "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers" (value=1)

Hoping that fixes it.

[BaldEagl]

I've got Windows 10 installed on two computers and haven't gotten this.  I also just checked for updates for both and there was nothing but Defender definition updates so I checked my update history and there's been nothing outside of the ordinary.  Are you sure you don't have an infection of some sort?

[Chalenge]

I do. It's called Windows 10.

[Chalenge]

It finally got so unstable I nuked the surface and started over from scratch. I'm waiting now to see if another update comes through. If not. I may never know what it was, but Windows log appeared to be very clear on what happened.

[Bizman]

A couple of things I've heard about Win 10:

On a course for salespeople the Microsoft representatives didn't talk about major updates or service packs, they talked about new versions instead. In my ears that sounds like they don't fix old, they build new instead. With new flaws...

A company level tech just told me that the latest new version bricked one computer and removed F-Secure antivirus from all of the rest.

[Chalenge]

The update which slammed my system into a wall is the Microsoft Active X Version of Flash Update which was patched on 5 January 2015. There was a warning issued in some venues about the broken update, but I did not get the word on that. As I discovered this update does not just break Flash or ActiveX.

This is a problem that will be repeated many times in the future (my prediction), so get a backup plan in place now if you are using Windows 10.

[Pudgie]

http://techreport.com/news/29611/win10-will-be-the-only-windows-supported-on-next-gen-hardware

Here we go again.............MS is tightening the screws some more & it appears that the enthusiast companys are going along w\ them.........

I could see this 1 backfire..................

 

[Mar]

Wow

[Skuzzy]

Well, fear is a good motivator.  They have tried every other tactic, it was only a matter of time.

Hardens my resolve to avoid Windows 10.

[HawkerMKII]

Help out a puter stupid guy here, stay away from windows 10 for now?

[Skuzzy]

Many people will tell you it is a fine operating system.  That said, it is also the single biggest piece of spyware released to the public.  This has been well documented now. If that does not bother you, then go for it.

Just make sure you are not running older hardware as there are many problems with many (not all) older bits of hardware.

As Windows 7 is supported until 2020 (unless you opt for a Skylake CPU, or later) and Windows 8.1 is supported until 2023, I figure something will have to give and will wait to see what does give.

[HawkerMKII]

Many people will tell you it is a fine operating system.  That said, it is also the single biggest piece of spyware released to the public.  This has been well documented now. If that does not bother you, then go for it.

Just make sure you are not running older hardware as there are many problems with many (not all) older bits of hardware.

As Windows 7 is supported until 2020 (unless you opt for a Skylake CPU, or later) and Windows 8.1 is supported until 2023, I figure something will have to give and will wait to see what does give.

Thanks Skuzzy, will stick with what I have for now

[Getback]

That may be caused by your AV.

[Chalenge]

Did you see the movie "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" where the Scarlet Witch reaches into Ultron's chest? That's basically what Windows Update did to IE 11 in this last update. Now, normally before you were to do such a delicate operation you would give the patient a sedative; a big sedative to put it to sleep. Then you would peel back the layers, which in this case would be disabling all of the add-on programs you have installed.

Apparently, that's not how Microsoft rolls. MS can't even figure out how to turn their own processes off and back on without leaving systems across the globe in an unstable condition.

And this is how they limit their costs on tech support.

[Chalenge]

A simple task that Windows used to fulfill easily and without issue was locking icons in place upon the desktop. No longer can Windows do this. Worse, the technical assistance you get at answers.microsoft no longer supports the English language, or at least the people the work for Microsoft do not have a complete understanding of the English language. So, a simple question cannot be translated into any meaningful answer.

So, users are forced to seek out independent tools which will solve the issue. Inevitably, Windows will find these tools to be unacceptable and they will be uninstalled by some future update.

The most recent security update dated 14Jan2016 has in some cases disabled the Internet as an unsafe network. You have to love the irony.