Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations

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

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

Value name: RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled

Enabled: RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled = 1

Disabled: RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled = 0

Options

RescheduleWaitTime decimal - range 1-60

Description

Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait, following system startup, before proceeding with a scheduled installation that was missed previously. If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled installation that did not take place earlier will occur the specified number of minutes after the computer is next started. If the status is set to Disabled, a missed scheduled installation will occur with the next scheduled installation. If the status is set to Not Configured, a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started. 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.