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.
Note: This indication appears on the device page whether the device is online or offline. In Patch Management, the Pending Reboot column and the Devices pending reboot list show online devices only, so an offline device can show “Reboot required” here without appearing in Patch Management. For more information, see Patch management: reboot devices.
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 |
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 |
