Time (in seconds) to force reboot when required for policy changes to take effect: registry value ForceReboot and 1 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions

Policy ID: DeviceInstall_Policy_RebootTime
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: System › Device Installation › Device Installation Restrictions

Registry

ForceReboot

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"ForceReboot"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"ForceReboot"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions" /v "ForceReboot" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions" /v "ForceReboot" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'ForceReboot' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'ForceReboot' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

RebootTime

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Reboot Timeout (in seconds)
Value type: REG_DWORD
Minimum value: 0
Maximum value: 4294968

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"RebootTime"=dword:<enter value>

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions" /v "RebootTime" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'RebootTime' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null