Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Removable Storage Access Description
This policy setting configures the amount of time (in seconds) that the operating system waits to reboot in order to enforce a change in access rights to removable storage devices. If you enable this policy setting, you can set the number of seconds you want the system to wait until a reboot. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the operating system does not force a reboot. Note: If no reboot is forced, the access right does not take effect until the operating system is restarted.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices Value name: RebootTimeinSeconds_state
Enabled: RebootTimeinSeconds_state = 1
Disabled: RebootTimeinSeconds_state = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_RemovableStorage/AccessRights_RebootTime_2 Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Vista
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices]
"RebootTimeinSeconds_state"=dword:00000001
"RebootTimeinSeconds"=dword:00000708More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds_state' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds' -Value 1800 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_RemovableStorage/AccessRights_RebootTime_2
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="AccessRights_RebootTime_seconds" value="1800"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices' -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds_state' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices' -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds' -Expected 1800 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds_state' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds' -Value 1800 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices' -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds_state' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices' -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds' -Expected 1800 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set time (in seconds) to force reboot
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds_state' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RebootTimeinSeconds' -Value 1800 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.