If you are using a Windows computer, then you are familiar with the inconvenience that happens when the computer suddenly goes rebooting itself after downloading the new updates. A restart of your computer when you’re actively using it, on a meeting with a client or working on a deadline can give you a headache. It causes loss of unsaved work and you lose your precious time.
To deal with this issue Microsoft introduced a feature known as “Active hours” in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The feature allows you the luxury to decide when the downloaded updates should get installed. It delays the restart so that your work can run smoothly. But unfortunately, some users have complained that “Active Hours” don’t work after Windows 10 update download.
If you are one of those users that are living with this trouble, then you can go through the solutions given below.
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Set Active Hours in Windows 10
In case you didn’t know how to set Active Hours in your Windows computer, follow these steps.
- Start by opening the Settings
- Go to Update & security, then find Windows Update.
- In the Update’s setting section, check for ‘Change Active Hours.’
- Now, choose a Start time and End time. Set both the timings depending on your work schedule. Then, click Save before leaving.
- If you are using the recently updated Windows which automatically sets Active Hours based on the recognised pattern of your working hours, you can choose the “Automatically adjust active hours for this device based on activity.”