



Luckily enough, there are some ways to prevent this feature from happening, depending on which version of Windows you’re using, or just to shutdown the countdown. We’re talking about the dreadful “Restarting in XX minutes, YY seconds” countdown message, which happens to be one of the most annoying features of the new operating system, even among those – including me – who actually like it. Windows updates are generally a good thing, except when they force the shutdown process giving you no chances to do anything about it except save your work. UPDATE: If you need to do this for Windows 10, read here.
