Specify deadlines for automatic updates and restarts

This policy lets you specify the number of days before quality and feature updates are installed on devices automatically, and a grace period after which required restarts occur automatically.

Set deadlines for feature updates and quality updates to meet your compliance goals. Updates will be downloaded and installed as soon as they are offered and automatic restarts will be attempted outside of active hours. Once the deadline has passed, restarts will occur regardless of active hours, and users will not be able to reschedule. If the deadline is set to 0 days, the update will be installed immediately upon offering, but might not finish within the day due to device availability and network connectivity.

Set a grace period for feature updates and quality updates to guarantee users a minimum time to manage their restarts once updates are installed. Users will be able to schedule restarts during the grace period and Windows can still automatically restart outside of active hours if users choose not to schedule restarts. The grace period might not take effect if users already have more than the number of days set as grace period to manage their restart, based on deadline configurations.

You can set the device to delay restarting until both the deadline and grace period have expired.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, devices will get updates and will restart according to the default schedule.

This policy will override the following policies:
1. Specify deadline before auto restart for update installation
2. Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for updates
3. Always automatically restart at the scheduled time
4. Configure Automatic Updates

Supported on: At least Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1709

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value NameSetComplianceDeadline
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

Quality Updates

Deadline (days):


  1. 0
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. 1
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. 2
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. 3
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. 4
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4
  6. 5
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value5
  7. 6
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value6
  8. 7
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value7
  9. 8
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value8
  10. 9
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value9
  11. 10
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value10
  12. 11
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value11
  13. 12
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value12
  14. 13
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value13
  15. 14
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value14
  16. 15
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value15
  17. 16
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value16
  18. 17
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value17
  19. 18
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value18
  20. 19
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value19
  21. 20
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value20
  22. 21
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value21
  23. 22
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value22
  24. 23
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value23
  25. 24
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value24
  26. 25
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value25
  27. 26
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value26
  28. 27
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value27
  29. 28
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value28
  30. 29
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value29
  31. 30
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value30

Grace period (days):


  1. 0
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. 1
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. 2
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. 3
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. 4
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4
  6. 5
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value5
  7. 6
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value6
  8. 7
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value7

Feature Updates

Deadline (days):


  1. 0
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. 1
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. 2
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. 3
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. 4
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4
  6. 5
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value5
  7. 6
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value6
  8. 7
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value7
  9. 8
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value8
  10. 9
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value9
  11. 10
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value10
  12. 11
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value11
  13. 12
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value12
  14. 13
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value13
  15. 14
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value14
  16. 15
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value15
  17. 16
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value16
  18. 17
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value17
  19. 18
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value18
  20. 19
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value19
  21. 20
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value20
  22. 21
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value21
  23. 22
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value22
  24. 23
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value23
  25. 24
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value24
  26. 25
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value25
  27. 26
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value26
  28. 27
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value27
  29. 28
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value28
  30. 29
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value29
  31. 30
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value30

Grace Period (days):


  1. 0
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. 1
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. 2
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. 3
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  5. 4
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value4
  6. 5
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value5
  7. 6
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value6
  8. 7
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value7

Don't auto-restart until end of grace period
Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value NameConfigureDeadlineNoAutoReboot
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value0
True Value1
False Value0

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