How to schedule a restart for Windows update
Modified on: Tue, Mar 11 2025 2:49 PMPURPOSE
How to schedule a restart to install Windows Updates
PROCESS
- You will receive a notification similar to the one below. Hit “Ok”
- Locate the update icon in your lower right system tray.
- You can either hit “restart now” to implement the update, in this example it will take about 4 mins. OR you can schedule the restart
- Toggle the button to “on” and select a convenient date/time to perform the reboot.
- NOTE: You will only be allowed to schedule before the deadline (typically a 4-day window).
- In this example you can only schedule some time before 4/16.