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Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations

Policy ID
RebootRelaunchTimeout_Title
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP1 , Windows 2000 SP4, Windows 2000 SP3
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Windows Update › Legacy Policies

Description


Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before prompting again with a scheduled restart.

If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled restart will occur the specified number of minutes after the previous prompt for restart was postponed.

If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, the default interval is 10 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. This policy has no effect on Windows RT

Options

  • Wait the following period before prompting again with a scheduled
  • restart (minutes):

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AUView registry values
  • RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabledREG_DWORD
  • RebootRelaunchTimeoutREG_DWORD

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