If Windows needs to restart, you’ll also see a “Restart Now” button on the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update screen. Use the button to restart immediately and get that restart out of the way so it doesn’t surprise you later. This is a one time setting, and you can only set a custom restart time if your device needs to restart to install updates. From here, you can set a custom restart time when your device will restart to install updates. I had Microsoft Update installed on mine and it caused my computer take an extra 5 minutes to load up.

You can temporarily override active hours by heading to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Restart Options. Re: Computer takes FOREVER to reboot After you go to IE > Tools > Windows Update, do you see Microsoft Update or Windows Update. If shutting down still takes a long time, perform a clean boot by disabling all services and startup processes. You also can’t set different active hours on different days, so you can’t specify different active hours for weekdays and weekends. Many people complain about the resetting this PC stuck at 1, 24, 62, 64, 66, 99, etc. However, this operation is very easy to fail. When the computer isn’t running well, some people would like to reset this PC to factory default state. Windows 10/11 has a feature called Reset this PC. Note that your active hours must be between 1 and 18 hours. Overview for Windows 10/11 reset stuck issue.

Windows will only automatically install updates and restart during the hours of midnight to 6 AM. Windows won’t automatically install updates during these hours. You should set the hours during which you generally use your computer.įor example, with the new 18 hour range, you can set your “active hours” from 6 AM to 12 AM, or midnight. Choose a “Start time” and “End time” here.

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