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Set Windows 10 to Run Updates During Non Active Hours

Liam Pendergrast
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Active hours lets Windows know when you're typically at your PC. Windows will use that information to schedule updates and restarts when you’re not using the PC. Here are two ways to set active hours in Windows 10:

Set Your Updates to Run When Windows Detects the Computer is Usually Inactive 

  1. Select Start > Settings  > Update & Security  > Windows Update , then select Change active hours.

  2. Turn on Automatically adjust active hours for this device based on activity.

To select your own active hours

  1. Select Start  > Settings  > Update & Security  > Windows Update , then select Change active hours.

  2. Next to your current active hours, select Change. Then choose the start time and end time for active hours.