Why Reboot?

WhyReboot is a small (~100KB) Windows application that helps you decide whether to reboot your computer after running an installer. It does this by displaying a list of "pending file operations" (rename, delete, etc) that will occur after rebooting your computer. Quite often, no reboot is really needed.

You can download the utility by clicking the file attachment link at the end of this article.

December 18, 2006 news flash: Version 1.0.1.537 now available. See our news release for more information.

Ministry of Silly Prompts

"Would you like to restart your computer now?" Arguably the most aggravating prompt displayed by your Windows-based computer.

You know, when I woke up this morning, I said to myself, "I think I'd like to reboot my computer several dozen times today."

Why should you have to reboot your Windows-based computer so many times when installing software? Why do Microsoft Windows installers create such a mess? read more »

December 18, 2006 News flash: Version 1.0.1.537 of our popular free utility WhyReboot is now available for download.

As before, it helps you determine whether you need to reboot your Windows computer after running an installer.

This version adds several UI enhancements requested by users: copy to clipboard, window resizing, word wrapping in log output, and several other UI enhancements.

Other enhancements are in the works, so please stay tuned!