How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible, even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

Settings, last item, then windows update. It's there. Check for active hours. I've done this w/ nvda.

Take care

On 21 Mar 2019, at 21:22, Kwork wrote:

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible, even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for

updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the

slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update

outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked

through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so

far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible,

even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

Settings, last item, then windows update. It's there. Check for active
hours. I've done this w/ nvda.

Take care

On 21 Mar 2019, at 21:22, Kwork wrote:

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks
for updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel
the slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and
update outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've
looked through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me
do it so far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA
accessible, even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

You cant really set a time to check for updates

But as your pc should check every 24 hours for updates you could do a manual check at a time you think is suitable then it should from there on check at that time

 

 

From: Kwork
Sent: 22 March 2019 04:22
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] changing when Windows automatically checks for updates

 

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for

updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the

slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update

outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked

through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so

far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible,

even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

Hi, I've done that, but it only seems to effect when Windows won't start to complete updates, not when Windows actually automatically checks for updates.

Travis

On 3/21/2019 9:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Settings, last item, then windows update. It's there. Check for active hours. I've done this w/ nvda.

Take care

On 21 Mar 2019, at 21:22, Kwork wrote:

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible, even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

Chris, thanks. I thought of that and tried it. I manually checked for updates one night when I was  up past my scheduled active hours. It held for a day and a half, then went right back to its nightly 7:29 pm check.

Travis

You cant really set a time to check for updates

But as your pc should check every 24 hours for updates you could do a manual check at a time you think is suitable then it should from there on check at that time

 

 

From: Kwork
Sent: 22 March 2019 04:22
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] changing when Windows automatically checks for updates

 

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for

updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the

slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update

outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked

through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so

far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible,

even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

 

Travis

 

 

 

 

Set your active hours and it will check. I prsonaly have mine set between 8 and 5. It checks outside of that and if Im' on the computer Oh well. I personally don't feel the lag but the system has mostly good parts in it.

Take care

On 21 Mar 2019, at 22:22, Kwork wrote:

Hi, I've done that, but it only seems to effect when Windows won't start to complete updates, not when Windows actually automatically checks for updates.

Travis

On 3/21/2019 9:33 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Settings, last item, then windows update. It's there. Check for active hours. I've done this w/ nvda.

Take care

On 21 Mar 2019, at 21:22, Kwork wrote:

How do I change the time of day when Windows 10 automatically checks for updates. Right now it's doing so exactly at 7:29 pm, and I feel the slight bit of sluggishness when it does. I'd like it to check and update outside of my active usage hours. Thanks for any help. I've looked through settings, and haven't found anything that will let me do it so far. If there is something I'm missing that may not be NVDA accessible, even that info would be helpful. Thanks.

Travis

I have gotten no definitive answer as to how or whether one can actually determine the time of checking.  My gut is telling me that this may be a two-way communication where MS can "knock on the door" of the Windows Update process or vice versa, depending on the situation.

The following, when put into a .bat file and run under an elevated command prompt (Run as Admin), will make the changes in Windows Update noted by the remark line ahead of each (and don't copy/paste the lines of hyphens):
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@echo OFF

REM The following entries tweak Windows Update's Auto-Update features

REM and will prevent Windows 10 from restarting automatically if any user is logged in to the system.

REM For further details on all these keys see:  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc708449(v%3dws.10)

REM This does still apply under Windows 10 though the above noted page was written for an earlier Windows

 

REM Still permit Windows Update to do Automatic Updates

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v NoAutoUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

 

REM Make Windows Update notify you before downloading anything

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

 

REM Allow User the choice of whether to reboot now or keep postponing

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

 

REM The following two keys are valid only if the value for the AUOptions key is equal to 4, full automatic, which we reset to 2 above

REM They're being set only in case you ever go back to full automatic.

 

REM  The scheduled install day would be every day of the week if full automatic install were in force

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v ScheduledInstallDay /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

 

REM The scheduled install time would be 3 AM (hour specified on 24-hour time, 0-23) if full automatic install were in force

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v ScheduledInstallTime /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

 

REM This key is not related to Windows Update scheduling, but regards whether it will try to update drivers

REM The following sets Windows Update such that it will NOT attempt to update drivers

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763  

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