Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations
- Policy ID
- RescheduleWaitTime_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, 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.
Options
Registry
- RescheduleWaitTimeEnabledREG_DWORD
- RescheduleWaitTimeREG_DWORD