Windows 10: Creators Update: Will I be able to chose the time of actual update.

I notice that many updates occur automatically. With small updates I don't even know they have occurred. I always try to make a restore point before a big update actually updates my comp. (for obvious reasons) and I am sometime given notice, often 18 hours or so, before the update will operate. That gives me time to create a restore point.

"Good news! The Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way" from "check for updates" search. My active hours are set at default: 10:00 to 22:00. "Schedule a time to restart your device" might help but mine has its slider greyed out and inactive. I remember having notice with the Anniversary Update.

Will I be given notice as described above with Creators, and if so how?

Thanks.

:)

 

Will I be able to skip Creators Update?

Thanks much, but under Advanced Options, I don't find "Defer feature updates." I have these items listed:

*Choose how updates are installed

--Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows (which is checked)

--Use my sign in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update (which is not checked)

----Learn more

----Privacy statement

*Choose how updates are delivered

*Privacy settings

When I open "Choose how updates are delivered," nothing there includes "Defer feature updates" either. I have the option to download from other PCs turned off.

My OS is Windows 10 Home, Version 1607. Any further advice? Because this might solve my problem. Thanks for helping.

 

Will I be able to skip Creators Update?

The defer upgraded may depend on the version of Windows that you're using. It's only available for Pro, Enterprise, Education Windows version.

 

You have Home, so you can't defer upgrades.





and you can set your internet to 'metered' (Wifi and Ethernet) to disable updates.

And then there is the 12 hour period of active hours
Change Active Hours for Windows Update in Windows 10

Further, expect the rollout to be phased, so it might be a month or two before everyone receives it.

The good news? The new upgrade should offer more control options.
However, the trick of using metered connections may not work for critical updates.

 

Far better than creating a Restore point is to create an Image backup. To have total control over the update, download iso and manually upgrade. Automatic upgrades are usually rolled out over several weeks, so you might not get it straight away anyway.

 

I completely forgot my daily Macrium images, they work so silently in the background, unnoticed! I could easily make a Macrium image manually, as you say.

However, with my Home Edition of W10, as I see it, if my active hours are 10:00 to 22:00 (the default), if I leave my comp. running outside of those hours, as I often do, even big updates will be installed without notice. Is that correct please?

(I don't want to set up for metred connections because it prevents other routine (small) updates from being installed automatically.)

Thanks.

 

MS has added restart notifications in CU. Also active hours are 18 hours.

Windows Update Restart Notifications - Turn On or Off in Windows 10

You can disable searching for updates, then you have to check manually, it will trigger automatic download.
Code: schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan" /Disable ren "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan" "Schedule Scan.bak" md "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan" schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan" /Disable schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" /Disable ren "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" "Scheduled Start.bak" md "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" /Disable[/quote]
Or you can just disable restarting and keep installing updates automatically.

How to permanently stop Windows 10 reboots after installing updates - Winaero

Code: schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot" /Disable ren "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot" "Reboot.bak" md "%WinDir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot" schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot" /Disable[/quote]

 

@Stevekir, I do wish Microsoft would describe these Features Updates as what they really are - a full upgrade to a new version. They probably call it an 'update' so as not to frighten you *Smile

A full upgrade that replaces your old OS will take about an hour to install, preserving your previous version in a Windows.old folder should you wish to roll back. This is not the sort of thing you want to happen automatically, so you should be given a choice.

The practice for an 'update' (really an upgrade) like this has been to offer you the choice to proceed as an option on the 'power button'. At least, that was how it was done for the Anniversary Update.

Win 10 Ann Ed - "Shutdown without updating"