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I think that not a lot has changed. <br />
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Go to Settings, Update, Restart Options and check the option for Restart time. You may need to have active updates pending to set this. You can also set available hours.<br />
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The last Roll Up (After the Anniversary Update) asked me on both machines when I wished to restart.
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1607 has added more options. Look at the update options / restart options. Active hours is new.<br />
There is no new &quot;more aggressive&quot; restart behavior in 1607.
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I saw those restart options McKnife.<br />
I had tried active hours but the &quot;Custom Restart Time&quot; screen is greyed out.<br />
I definitely have fewer options.
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Do you have updates pending? That may be why it is greyed out.
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notify me to schedule a restart
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 Yes McKnife - That's the option I miss now (I like to be in control)<br />
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 &quot;Custom Restart Time&quot; screen is only greyed out when there is no restart scheduled at the moment
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That computes! Thanks.
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Yes, as we have both said, you need updates to be pending. No updates will leave the option greyed out.
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As far as I can remember, I used to be able to set Windows 10 to &quot;Ask&quot; me to restart Windows (after an auto-update).<br />
That ability seems to be gone following an update to Ver 1607 - Build 14393.187<br />
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Am I correct?<br />
Is there a workaround or have I ceded even more control to Microsoft?
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As far as I can remember, I used to be able to set Windows 10 to "Ask" me to restart Windows (after an auto-update).
That ability seems to be gone following an update to Ver 1607 - Build 14393.187

Am I correct?
Is there a workaround or have I ceded even more control to Microsoft?

Lost Ability To Control Restarts After Win 10 Updates

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