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

  • Wait after system
  • startup (minutes):

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • RescheduleWaitTimeEnabledREG_DWORD
  • RescheduleWaitTimeREG_DWORD

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