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In Windows 10 Updates, Change Active Hours, set updates to happen after 6:00pm and before 6:00am and leave the machine turned ON but logged off. That will work and is how we do it at our clients.
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Hi John,<br />
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Ok, but that logged off suggestion: does that make the: finishing updates happen? I mean: will (if nessesary) the system auto reboot?
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No. Windows will restart automatically. No user need . I have done this dozens of times . Hands free
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John, the question was for Agrippa. In some environments restarting the PC automatically can be equal to formatting the DC system partition.
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Thankx guys! I am going to try most of the mentioned options. Good stuff, lot of things I did not know.
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Thank you and good luck with managing updates
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Hi all,<br />
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I have 2 questions:<br />
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How can I prevent Windows 10 updates during business hours<br />
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When update actually install AFTER business hours then I notice that in the morning (again IN business hours) the system gets started or rebooted by a user and Windows goes in to: finishing updates with the known progress indicator (percentages). So it seems to actually finish updates from the night before. This takes up a LOT of time during business hours. How can I make it happen that the whole update sequence happens (from start to finish) during NON business hours.
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Hi all,

I have 2 questions:

1:
How can I prevent Windows 10 updates during business hours

2:
When update actually install AFTER business hours then I notice that in the morning (again IN business hours) the system gets started or rebooted by a user and Windows goes in to: finishing updates with the known progress indicator (percentages). So it seems to actually finish updates from the night before. This takes up a LOT of time during business hours. How can I make it happen that the whole update sequence happens (from start to finish) during NON business hours.

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