Configure device installation time-out: registry value InstallTimeoutComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings

Policy ID: DeviceInstall_InstallTimeout
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

Registry

InstallTimeout

REG_DWORDComputer

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Device Installation Timeout (in seconds)
Value type: REG_DWORD
Minimum value: 240
Maximum value: 4294968

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"InstallTimeout"=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\Settings" /v "InstallTimeout" /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\Settings' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings' -Name 'InstallTimeout' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null