Windows Auto Reboot

Windows Auto Reboot is a feather-light command-line utility that enables you to enable and disable the Windows auto restart feature by just entering a line of code.

For instance, you can prevent the computer from automatically restarting overnight to perform updates. Subsequently, you can rest assured knowing that you won't lose any unsaved work.

The program's available in a single executable file. It can be dropped to part of the computer or transferred to a USB flash drive to execute it on any computer without setup and with little effort on your behalf.

It doesn't generate additional files or folders on the disk, nor does it need DLLs or other components to work properly. On the other hand, it requires administrative rights to access the Windows registry and modify settings.

Double-clicking the .exe brings up a console window and shows the list of available commands. This can also be done by calling its process with the -h argument.

The syntax is WindwosAutoReboot [1 | 0 | -s | -h], where -s shows the current status of the auto reboot setting, 1 enables this feature, and 0 disables it. It's not that hard to remember without consulting the list of examples, since 1 and 0 are logical operators matching the true and false values, respectively.

In our tests, the application failed to open the Windows Registry until enabling it first. Other than that, it checked the status, activated and deactivated the OS feature without any issues, as long as administrative rights were applied. We haven't experienced any compatibility issues on the latest Windows version.

System resources usage is minimal, which shouldn't be a surprise when considering the compact size and CLI environment. Previous experience with console tools isn't necessary because there are few and intuitive commands.