
I say “partly” because any update requiring a reboot - such as a Quality/Cumulative Update or a Feature Update - isn’t installed until a reboot’s taken place. If you use the Update and shut down option, the mission is partly accomplished. Only after that, the options Update and shut down or Update and restart become available in the Power menu. For instance, when you’re downloading a Feature Update (Windows 10 version upgrade) via Windows Update, you’ll need to wait till the entire update downloads (maybe 3-4 GB of data) and gets initialized. But, the option is enabled only after the updates are downloaded and initialized for installation. Windows 10 does have an option to automatically shut down the system after installing the updates. How to Auto Shutdown After Installing Updates in Windows 10


You may be wondering how to automatically shut down your Windows 10 computer after the updates are installed. This means your sleep schedule gets delayed as you’ll have to be awake until the Cumulative Update is fully downloaded and installed. Once done, you then have to shut down the device manually if you don’t prefer leaving the computer in sleep or hibernation mode overnight. Scroll down to “Pause updates” and select your preferred date from the dropdown menu under “Pause until.Installing a Feature Update or Cumulative Update always requires a restart.

Visit this link to disable Windows 10 forced updates by marking your WiFi connection as metered. I’ve already written about this method in detail in a previous article. Honorable Mention: Windows 10 Update Disable Toolġ.

Disable Automatic Updates Using Local Group Policy Editor Stop the Windows 10 Update Service From Starting Automatically Change Device Installation Settings to Stop Automatic Driver Updates Ways To Disable Windows 10 Forced Updates
