Windows 10: Stop windows update from ignoring active hours

Hi,At 2PM my computer restarted without my consent to try and fail, 0x800f0922 to install an update KB5003173. I just lost 2 hours of work. And it restarted again at 2:20 PM, still without consent and still without managing to install that update. Why did Windows update ignore active hours 9AM to 2AM, for me? I a

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Installing Updates and Restarting During my Active Hours?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the inconvenience caused to you as the Active Hour feature is not working as it should be.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• Are you aware of any recent changes on the PC, prior to this issue?

Meanwhile, we would suggest you to perform these steps and check if that fix the issue.



Configuring active hours with Group Policy.



Please refer the section for Configure active hours
and make the changes accordingly. If the PC installed with Windows 10 Pro then follow the steps under
Configuring active hours with Group Policy and if it is
Windows 10 Home then follow steps under Configuring active hours through Registry
from this article: Manage device restarts after updates.



Note: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify
the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.



Follow the steps to take
backup of registry.




Please let us know the status of the issue,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Disable Active hours?

Hello Daniel,

If you wish to add more hours or to have an option to turn off the Active Hours, then the feature is currently unavailable on Windows phone. It is best if you can send a suggestion to make the features available using the
Feedback Hub app. To send a suggestion on your Windows phone, you can follow the steps provided below:

• Go to All Apps, search for the Feedback
  Hub app.
• Open the menu icon at the top left side.
• Select Feedback, then at the top right side, tap the
  add button (+).
• Select Suggestionand fill up the box with the details needed.
• Select the right category and then Submit.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask the community.

 

Windows 10 Downloads Ignoring Active Hours

How can I stop Windows 10 from performing it's very large Windows Updates download during normal business hours? I have 'Active Hours' set to non-business hours but Windows 10 will still download massive amounts of data over a limited WAN connection. One
Windows 10 system doing this download will cause the entire office to have poor network and VoIP connectivity. I want the download to be done after hours when the office is closed and the computer left on as to have no negative business impact.