Windows 10: Why does Windows 11 do updates in the background, during active hours that do not show up...

My computer has started crashing mid game. I made sure active hours was set correctly and made sure all updates and drivers were up to date. It has happened multiple times since. I checked the event viewer and I find under system 6 updates had been done, 1 spotify had failed. The one below is at the time the machine locked up after the spotify install failure."Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 9NBLGGH4NNS1-Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller"The windows update centre shows nothing had been installed. I intend on ki

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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.

 

Advanced options for Active Hours

Hi, I'm Anvar, a Windows Independent Adviser and a fellow Microsoft customer. I'd be glad to help you today

The settings app in Windows 10 has an easy-to-use option to enable and configure active hours. Here’re the steps to follow.

Open the Settings with “Windows Key + I” keyboard shortcut.

Go to the “Update & Security” page.

Select “Windows Update” on the left panel.

Click on the “Change active hours” option on the right panel.

Turn off “Automatically adjust active hours based on activity” option.

Now, click on the “Change” link.

In this window, set both Start time and End time for active hours. The active hours are limited to 18 hours max.

Click on the “Save” button.

if you are on windows 11, kindly follow below steps

Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options > Active hours.

Next to Adjust active hours, select Manually.

Choose the start time and end time for your active hours.

Hope this helps.