This is because my internet traffic is limited by ISP and it's free only during a specific period throughout the day (2:00am-7:00am). I've set windows update setting to check for updates but notify me before downloading in order to prevent it from automatically using up my traffic. But then I have to manually tell it when to start downloading. I obviously don't want to stay up that late just to push a button.
So again, how can I schedule "windows updates" for "windows 8.1 pro" to start/stop at specified times?
Windows – How to schedule download of windows 8.1 updates
auto-updateswindowswindows 8.1
Best Answer
By default, Windows will check for updates at 3am which should suit your situation, so you should leave it set to automatically check for updates instead of doing it manually. It should be waking the system at 3am to do the check, but if it’s not doing so even when set to automatic updates, then it will do it the next time you boot up, which could be past 7am. To let Windows wake your system at night to check for updates:
Allow scheduled maintenance to wake up my computer at the scheduled time
check-boxYou want to download Windows updates only during the free-bandwidth period between 2-7am, but you don’t want the download of Windows updates to interfere with P2P downloading during that same period? I’m not sure what your question is anymore, but if you are asking about preventing the system from being rebooting after an update, then you can do that. How will depend on what edition of Windows you are using.
Windows Professional and up:
gpedit.msc
No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations
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Windows Home and down:
regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
for the value name1
for the valueFigure 1: Windows update schedule is now part of the general maintenance schedule