Policy
Time (in seconds) to force reboot when required for policy changes to take effect
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting establishes the amount of time (in seconds) that the system will wait to reboot in order to enforce a change in device installation restriction policies. If you enable this policy setting, set the amount of seconds you want the system to wait until a reboot. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the system does not force a reboot. Note: If no reboot is forced, the device installation restriction right will not take effect until the system is restarted.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions Value name ForceReboot | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Reboot Timeout (in seconds) ID DeviceInstall_Policy_RebootTime_Time | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions Value name RebootTime Type REG_DWORD | Range: 0 to 4294968 |