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Rincewindwiz

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Windows update restarted my PC and trashed a bunch of things I was working on!
I have no problem with Win 11 downloading updates whenever it likes but how to I then get
  1. notification there are updates to be installed
  2. the option to choose when to install them
I don't want to pause them for a week or as I shall probably forget to unpause them!
I merely want to be able to chose when they happen
Used to be able to do that in good old Win7
 
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Go to Windows - settings - windows updates and set active hours to include the times when you are working. Make sure things like 'get me up to date' are turned off. It's all quite simple.
 

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Rincewindwiz said:
Windows update restarted my PC and trashed a bunch of things I was working on!
I have no problem with Win 11 downloading updates whenever it likes but how to I then get
  1. notification there are updates to be installed
  2. the option to choose when to install them
Click to expand...
See this tutorial & use Option 2: Step 6
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.3915)
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    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900 5.10 GHz
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IanMosley said:
See this tutorial & use Option 2: Step 6
Click to expand...
Its located differently in Windows 11
Windows Update
--Manage End User experience
----Configure Automatic Updates
Default is download and notify to install which is what I want but NOT what happened
Oh well we will see.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Lenovo V15
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    i5-1035G1 1GHz
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    12b
Rincewindwiz said:
Its located differently in Windows 11
Click to expand...
Sorry I forgot about that - it's such a long time since I set it up.

If set up correctly, and if you have 'Active Hours' set as well, your downloads will be held until you select individual / all updates to apply

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However, if you manually 'Check for Updates', ALL available updates will be downloaded and installed regardless of your 'Active Hours'.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.3915)
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell Precision 3660 Tower Workstation
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    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900 5.10 GHz
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    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
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    32.00 GB
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    Intel UHD Graphics 770
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    Realtek Audio
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IanMosley said:
Sorry I forgot about that - it's such a long time since I set it up.

If set up correctly, and if you have 'Active Hours' set as well, your downloads will be held until you select individual / all updates to apply

View attachment 47739

However, if you manually 'Check for Updates', ALL available updates will be downloaded and installed regardless of your 'Active Hours'.
Click to expand...
All seems sensible.
Also it actually works :-) Got a msg about updates waiting to be installed.
Thanks for your help
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo V15
    CPU
    i5-1035G1 1GHz
    Memory
    12b

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (Build 26100.3915)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision 3660 Tower Workstation
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900 5.10 GHz
    Motherboard
    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
    Memory
    32.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 770
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell P2714H Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x 512GB NVME PC801 NVMe SK hynix - BOOT
    1 x 1TB Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 Internal HDD
    1 x 1TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
    1 x 2TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
    1 x 4TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
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    300 Watts
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    Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
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Set Active Hours for Windows Update in Windows 11 Tutorial

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