Policy

Delay Restart for scheduled installations

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before proceeding with a scheduled restart. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled restart will occur the specified number of minutes after the installation is finished. If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, the default wait time is 15 minutes. Note: This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Legacy Policies
Policy ID 1c9d7d6ff2de
Internal name RebootWarningTimeout_Title

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RebootWarningTimeoutEnabled (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RebootWarningTimeoutEnabled (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RebootWarningTimeout

Policy notes

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before proceeding with a scheduled restart. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled restart will occur the specified number of minutes after the installation is finished. If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, the default wait time is 15 minutes. Note: This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.

Related policies

Allow Automatic Updates immediate installationAllow non-administrators to receive update notificationsAlways automatically restart at the scheduled timeConfigure auto-restart reminder notifications for updatesConfigure auto-restart required notification for updatesConfigure auto-restart warning notifications schedule for updatesDo not adjust default option to 'Install Updates and Shut Down' in Shut Down Windows dialog box