Delay Restart for scheduled installations

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before proceeding with a scheduled restart.If the status is set to Enabled a scheduled restart will occur the specified number of minutes after the installation is finished.If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured the default wait time is 15 minutes.Note: This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled this policy has no effect.

Policy path: 

Windows Components\Windows Update

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP1 Windows 2000 SP4 Windows 2000 SP3

Registry settings: 

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU!RebootWarningTimeoutEnabled; HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU!RebootWarningTimeout

Filename: 

WindowsUpdate.admx

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