Windows 10 updates keep shutting down Prime 95 - Page 2

BudgieJane · 2021-06-11, 20:14

Do you really need Windows 10 to run this program? If it were me, I would downgrade to Windows 7.

wombatman · 2021-07-14, 04:47

I have used the following steps with success. After actually running updates, it's a good idea to check as MS sometimes "fixes" this.

Step 1. Use the Windows + R keyboard shortcut to open the "Run" command.

Step 2. Type the following path: %windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator and click "OK".

Step 3. Select the "Reboot" file without an extension, right-click it, and select "Rename".

Step 4. Rename the Reboot file to Reboot.old.

Step 5. Right-click on the folder, select "New" and click on "Folder". Then you can rename it.

Do note that you might have "Reboot", "Reboot_AC", and/or "Reboot_Battery". I did the folder trick described for each of them.

retina · 2021-07-14, 09:05

In the olden days whenever I wanted to stop MS "fixing" things I had changed to my preferences, I would change "badfile.exe" into a folder and then remove all permissions from the folder for everyone except my user login.

I found that after doing that Windows was unable to figure out how to move, rename or update "badfile.exe", because dealing with folders is a different API call than dealing with files.

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2021-06-11, 20:14	#12
BudgieJane "Jane Sullivan" Jan 2011 Beckenham, UK 2²·5·13 Posts	Do you really need Windows 10 to run this program? If it were me, I would downgrade to Windows 7.

2021-07-14, 04:47	#13
wombatman I moo ablest echo power! May 2013 11011101001₂ Posts	I have used the following steps with success. After actually running updates, it's a good idea to check as MS sometimes "fixes" this. Step 1. Use the Windows + R keyboard shortcut to open the "Run" command. Step 2. Type the following path: %windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator and click "OK". Step 3. Select the "Reboot" file without an extension, right-click it, and select "Rename". Step 4. Rename the Reboot file to Reboot.old. Step 5. Right-click on the folder, select "New" and click on "Folder". Then you can rename it. Do note that you might have "Reboot", "Reboot_AC", and/or "Reboot_Battery". I did the folder trick described for each of them.

2021-07-14, 09:05	#14
retina Undefined "The unspeakable one" Jun 2006 My evil lair 1834₁₆ Posts	In the olden days whenever I wanted to stop MS "fixing" things I had changed to my preferences, I would change "badfile.exe" into a folder and then remove all permissions from the folder for everyone except my user login. I found that after doing that Windows was unable to figure out how to move, rename or update "badfile.exe", because dealing with folders is a different API call than dealing with files.