From 055ddd3ec00736edf95be68d1b3b53b366073404 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dani Halfin Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:37:16 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add content - waas-restart - Final changes after PM review - Added a note and instructions summary at the bottom of the registry part --- windows/manage/waas-restart.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/manage/waas-restart.md b/windows/manage/waas-restart.md index 5ad57725e9..33371c4c5f 100644 --- a/windows/manage/waas-restart.md +++ b/windows/manage/waas-restart.md @@ -120,10 +120,16 @@ The following tables list registry values that correspond to the Group Policy se | --- | --- | --- | | AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTime | REG_DWORD | 0: disable automatic reboot after update installation at scheduled time
1: enable automatic reboot after update installation at ascheduled time | | AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTimeMinutes | REG_DWORD | 15-180: set automatic reboot to occur after given minutes | -| AUOptions | REG_DWORD | 2: notify for download and automatically install updates
3: automatically download and notify for instllation of updates
4: Automatically download and schedule installation of updates
5: allow the local admin to configure these settings | +| AUOptions | REG_DWORD | 2: notify for download and automatically install updates
3: automatically download and notify for instllation of updates
4: Automatically download and schedule installation of updates
5: allow the local admin to configure these settings
**Note:** To configure restart behavior, set this value to **4** | | NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers | REG_DWORD | 0: disable do not reboot if users are logged on
1: do not reboot after an update installation if a user is logged on
**Note:** If disabled : Automatic Updates will notify the user that the computer will automatically restarts in 5 minutes to complete the installation | | ScheduledInstallTime | REG_DWORD | 0-23: schedule update installation time to a specific hour
starts with 12 AM (0) and ends with 11 PM (23) | +There are 3 different registry combination for controlling restart: + +- To set active hours, **SetActiveHours** should be **1**, while **ActiveHoursStart** and **ActiveHoursEnd** should define the time range. +- To schedule a specific instllation and reboot time, **AUOptions** should be **4**, **ScheduledInstallTime** should specify the installation time, **AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTime** set to **1** and **AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTimeMinutes** should specify number of minutes to wait before rebooting. +- To delay rebooting if a user is logged on, **AUOptions** should be **4**, while **NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers** is set to **1**. + ## Related topics - [Update Windows 10 in the enterprise](waas-update-windows-10.md)