Lync 2013 client deployment via SCCM 2012 forcing restart

All,
I am attempting to deploy the Lync 2013 x86 client via SCCM 2012 to 158 machines running the Office 2010 suite. My package runs, and the installs complete but they are forcing a restart after the install even though I have gone in to everything that I can
think of to tell the install not to force a restart. I am a newb in the ways of SCCM so I have been self teaching, and I may have missed something.
I have gone into the config.xml and changed the value SETUP_REBOOT to NEVER.
In the program properties I have RUN set as HIDDEN, and AFTER RUNNING set to NO ACTION REQUIRED.
Is there something that I am missing to stop the users machine from restarting after the install completes?

Great, unfortunately it will be because files (usually shared DLLs) are in use as Office is opened, despite it being an older version.
Agree it's not optimal, I usually just tell clients that they will need to reboot, or that it will push out overnight (when I schedule it) and their computer will restart, so make sure they save everything.
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