Policy

Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait, following system startup, before proceeding with a scheduled installation that was missed previously. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled installation that did not take place earlier will occur the specified number of minutes after the computer is next started. If the status is set to Disabled, a missed scheduled installation will occur with the next scheduled installation. If the status is set to Not Configured, a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started. 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 72cfaf2d7804
Internal name RescheduleWaitTime_Title

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\RescheduleWaitTime

Policy notes

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait, following system startup, before proceeding with a scheduled installation that was missed previously. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled installation that did not take place earlier will occur the specified number of minutes after the computer is next started. If the status is set to Disabled, a missed scheduled installation will occur with the next scheduled installation. If the status is set to Not Configured, a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started. 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.

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