Windows 10: Windows wont auto restart outside Active hours to auto install feature updates, although i...

as the title says, the update gets downloaded and everything, but there is always a manual reboot confirmation notification, i want the update to continue installing by itself the pc rebooting on non active hours, so the update auto installs and the pc reboots to finish it when i am sleeping, hope someone helps, thank youbelow are the settings i set, in the app and group policy

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auto trivia restart script?

I know everyone is so busy here so I'm suggesting an auto restart script so trivia is a benefit instead of a burden. Can anyone make this script?

 

A solution to stop Win10 from auto-rebooting after updates.



@dalchina, My Windows Update page is always opened (is always left opened on desktop) so I can monitor the situation to see if any updates are auto installed. The image above is taken before the auto restart occurred. I did close and reopen it sometimes, I am not sure if the windows update page would auto refresh or not if it stayed idle opened on desktop.

After an update is auto installed, the active hours setting option will disappear inside the windows update options, and it will display a message it is going to restart outside active hours. (see image above)




This is my Don't Sleep settings and it does not prevent the restart. After the active hours ended I encountered a blue screen and an auto restart. It happened about 15mins after the active hours ended and I was using my PC when the blue screen auto restart happened.

 

Why Are Restarts Outside of Active Hours so Unpredictable?

Greetings All,

I have had really bad frustrations with the unpredictability of Focus Assist and Active Hours ever since build 1809 on Windows 10 and this has now carried over on two PC’s; a Dell Desktop and a Toshiba Laptop. Here are some observations for the Microsoft
Answers Community:

I have my Active Hours set from 7am to 11 PM on both computers. I also have notices checked to receive restart notifications. I will get the typical two notifications about the restarts sometimes on Patch Tuesday or the following day.

Sometimes the restarts are fine going without a hitch within about 1-2 hours after the first update notice. Other times for the past two YEARS I keep getting “Your Computer Will Need to Start Outside of Active Hours”, sometimes for FOUR OR FINE DAYS! The
restart is not kicking in after the range of Active Hours have ended. This means, that from 11:O1PM to 7:01 AM I am not getting the restarts outside of Active Hours that Action Center says are waiting. Sometimes I just restart the computer through the Windows
Start logo button I can’t stand waiting anymore.

What algorithms determine when these restarts happen outside of Active Hours? Why is there a delay of up to four or five days for a restart to occur for Restarts to happen outside of Active Hours? Microsoft needs to get a more definitive time for when
the computer is set to restart outside of Active Hours and we need to see this in the Action Center toaster pop-up. Right-now, we have to go to Change Active Hours Settings to pick a day and time, if we don’t want to wait for the restart tick to take effect.

A new problem with Windows build 1909 is that updates will sit in the Windows Update query on BOTH PC’s “Pending Download” or “Pending Install” UNLESS I go into Advanced Windows Update settings and turn on, “Download Updates Over Metered Connection “is turned
on. Never had this issue before build 1909, but have anywhere from same day to five day waits on restarts after Active Hours, since Windows Build 1803.

Ran every troubleshooter, Scan Disk, and sometimes several MONTHS will go by where the updates install fine after After Hours have passed. Other times it is a guessing game as to when the auto restart to install updates will happen. Not really interested
in looking for solutions. Too tired of playing “tech guy.” The goal of this thread is to share these experiences with the community.



Regards,

Jack