Disable automatic restart in Windows 8
1. Click on “Start|Settings|Control Panel”. The “Control Panel” window appears.
2. In the “Control Panel” window, double click the “System” icon.
3. In the “System Properties” window, click on the “Advanced” tab.
4. In the “Startup and Recovery” area and click “Settings”.
5. In the Startup and Recovery window, clear the “Automatically restart” check box.
6. Click “OK” in the “Startup and Recovery window”.
7. Click “OK” in the “System Properties window”.
After this when a problem causes a BSOD or another major error that halts the system, the PC will not automatically reboot. It will ask the user to reboot the system manually.
