Steps to keep a PC running BI from updating or shutting off.

First go into BI and turn off all automatic updates.

Second either change the 2am DB compact/repair or have it done at a time other than 2am - when the DB is being compacted/repaired, BI is not recording.

Third turn off all Windows updates:


 
Third turn off all Windows updates:


FWIW You should check out WAU Manager it will do it all automatically.
 
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@wittaj is it safe to turn off the DB compact and repair or better to schedule it at a different time?

Thanks,

Eric
 
Many here turn it off and do it manually when they are in the BI console and watching the live view while it compact/repairs.

Many will change it to once a week or pick a time less likely for an issue.

Up to you based on how often you are in the BI console or how safe of an area you are in as to what time to schedule it for.
 
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Something else you should account for are power outages. They will happen, so you need to fiddle with your computer's BIOS and make sure your computer is set to start on return of power. This link provides more information. Many more links here.
 
All my systems are set to restart after power outage. I learned that lesson the hard way 30+ years ago when there was a regional power event and the servers in 3 different towns that were about an hour away from the main campus (in different directions) did not come back online after power came back up. We didn't even know it was an issue until the users called wanting to know why they couldn't get into their files.

My requests for UPSs that had been ignored and/or rejected as unnecessary were suddenly approved as was a new request for a remote monitoring solution.
 
Great, now I have to figure out what time of the day I want to miss having stuff recorded. I am sure as soon as a start a compact/repair, something will occur where recording will be desired.

Sorry dear, no recording of Bigfoot and the aliens because the database was being serviced, but I swear they were there! :D
 
Further, something else you should consider, and this is assuming your computer is primarily used for Blue Iris, is to remove all superfluous programs; the crap that comes with Windows. You don't need it. To do this it's not as complicated as you might think, there are scripts out there that do the job. Here's a Google Search link.
 
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