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Self hosting an Ark Survival game server for my friends and I. Have it running through a windows VM on Proxmox.

What is the best way to go around the “Windows Update auto restarting the server” deal?

I set up a batch file to run server on start up in case, my other issue is I have the Windows login page and would like to skip right to the desktop instead to auto launch server.

Appreciate any advice thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Google Windows update local group policy for the first one, and enable kiosk login for the second one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

For the second issue:

Run > 'netplwiz' > 'users' tab > uncheck 'Users must enter a username and password to use this computer' > click 'ok' > finally, enter the user+pass to be auto logged-in.

Windows will now login to the specified user on startup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You set a wsus server which doesn't exist in group policy.

At least that's how I used to do it.