The Devices page (and Devices tab within the Site page) displays a 'Reboot required' indication when installed patches or software require a device reboot to take effect. Various patches, updates, and software installations, including those installed outside Atera, trigger the indication.
The Devices page displays a 'Reboot required' indication when installed patches or software require a device reboot to take effect. Various patches, updates, and software installations, including those installed outside Atera, trigger the indication.
Flags indicating that a reboot is required are contained in the Windows Registry. A Windows device will show a 'Reboot Required' indication if any of the following conditions are true:
| Key | Value | Condition |
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HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control\SessionManager |
PendingFileRename Operations |
value exists |
| HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates | UpdateExeVolatile | Value is anything other than 0 |
|
HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ ComputerName\ActiveComputerName |
ComputerName |
Value ComputerName in HKLM:\SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Control\ComputerName \ComputerName is different |
|
HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ ComponentBased\Servicing\PackagesPending |
NA | key exists |
|
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ServerManager\ CurrentRebootAttempts |
NA | key exists |
| HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon | AvoidSpnSet | value exists |
|
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \WindowsUpdate\AutoUpdate\RebootRequired |
NA | key exists |
|
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ WindowsUpdate\AutoUpdate\PostRebootReporting |
NA | key exists |
| HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce | DVDRebootSignal | value exists |
|
HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ ComponentBasedServicing\RebootPending |
NA | key exists |
|
HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ ComponentBasedServicing\RebootInProgress |
NA | key exists |
