Specify active hours range for auto-restarts

Enable this policy to specify the maximum number of hours from the start time that users can set their active hours.

The max active hours range can be set between 8 and 18 hours.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, the default max active hours range will be used.

Supported on: At least Windows 10 Server or Windows 10

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

Specify the max active hours range:

Max range:


  1. 8
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value8
  2. 9
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value9
  3. 10
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value10
  4. 11
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value11
  5. 12
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value12
  6. 13
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value13
  7. 14
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value14
  8. 15
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value15
  9. 16
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value16
  10. 17
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value17
  11. 18
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    Value NameActiveHoursMaxRange
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value18


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