This tutorial will show you how to change the active hours settings on Windows 11 to define a custom time range that will stop the machine from restarting itself while you are actively using it.
Windows 11 typically requires a restart in order for the updates to take effect after the system has finished downloading and installing them. This method has the drawback that the device may restart at any moment, even if you are not using it.
Updates are necessary to keep your computer safe and up to date, however Microsoft received a lot of complaints about random system reboots. The business developed a feature called “Active Hours” for Windows 10 in order to address this issue. In order to stop the computer from restarting itself, you can use this function to select a time period (up to 18 hours) that will indicate when you will be actively using the computer. Active hours in Windows 11 operate automatically, but you can modify the settings to prevent the system from restarting within a specified time range.
This tutorial will show you how to set up Windows 11’s active hours.
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Change active hours to manually on Windows 11
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Change active hours to automatic on Windows 11
Change active hours to manually on Windows 11
In Windows 11, follow these methods to manually modify active hours:
OpenSettings on Windows 11.
Select “Windows Update.”
On the Advanced Options tab, click.
Choose the “Manually” option after clicking on the “Active hours” setting.
To stop Windows 11 from restarting itself, specify the start time of the active hours.
Indicate the end time of the active hours so that the system can resume itself if needed.
Windows 11 won’t attempt to restart automatically to apply updates within the time frame you chose after you’ve finished the procedures.
Change active hours to automatic on Windows 11
Follow these procedures to configure Windows 11’s active hours automatically:
Open the settings.
Select “Windows Update.”
On the Advanced Options tab, click.
Choose the Automatic option after clicking on the Active hours setting.
Following the completion of the steps, Windows 11 will automatically modify the active hours settings based on how you use the computer.