Windows 10 Lets You Set a Specific Time for the Windows Update Restart Scheduler

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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One of Windows features which annoyed users for years is definitely a restart scheduler for Windows Update. It the past, the restart usually came in the wrong time, but in 9926 build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, you’ll have the full control of it.Microsoft released its new 9926 build for Windows 10 Technical Preview and it features a handful of new features, and some major appearance changes. The most anticipated feature of 9926 build is of course Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, but there’s another handful feature, an Update Restart Scheduler.

This feature isn’t completely new in Windows operating systems, because Windows 7 gave you the pop-up as a reminder that your computer needs a restart to apply updates, but you were able to delay the restart only for four hours. This was improved in Windows 8, with two days before the restart is required, but now you can choose the exact time when you want your computer to restart and apply updates.

In Windows 10 Technical Preview, Windows Update still installs updates automatically. And if you set Windows update to automatic, it won’t work different than it does in previous versions of Windows. This means that it will wait until your computer is on idle, and it will restart automatically. So if you don’t want this to happen, you’ll have to set your PC to restart at specific time after installing new updates, and here’s how to do that:

This feature will certainly be well-accepted by all users who were annoyed by Windows Update restart’s poor timing, but we’ll have more builds and updates since the final release of Windows 10, so we definitely expect more improvements and features.

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