How to get rid of "computer restart" error messages?
Often times when you try to install a software on Windows computer, the software will complain that there is a "pending restart - please restart your computer and proceed with your setup". You will get this error message no matter how many times you try to restart. Solution for this problem: 1. Open Registry Editor by going to Run...> regedit. 2. Traverse to My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager 3. On your right hand side, look for PendingFileRenameOperations key. 4. Right click on this Name and delete it (yes it is safe to do so). 5. Close Registry Editor and continue with your installation.