Policy

Delay Restart for scheduled installations

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Windows Update > Legacy Policies
Supported onWindows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP1 , Windows 2000 SP4, Windows 2000 SP3

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, Windows7, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before proceeding with a scheduled restart. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled restart will occur the specified number of minutes after the installation is finished. If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, the default wait time is 15 minutes. Note: This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.

Internal name
RebootWarningTimeout_Title
Policy ID
1c9d7d6ff2de
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RebootWarningTimeoutEnabledREG_DWORD
1
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
restart (minutes):
ID RebootWarningTimeout_Minutes3
decimal
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RebootWarningTimeout
Type REG_DWORD
Range: 1 to 30

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