Computer must be restarted before updating can continue

If you have the discipline to restart your computer every once in a while, then it’s ok to disable the auto-restart feature and delay the nagging reminders that pop up every 10 minutes.I’ll show you how to configure both of those settings in Group Policy and I’ll also go through a couple of other settings there and in the Control Panel.In my case, I would probably still miss the longer interval too, so I don’t use this option, but it’s worth knowing about.In the Windows Update Control Panel settings if you have chosen the Download updates, but let me choose whether to install them option, then you might run into issues where certain updates won’t be installed even though they don’t require a reboot or interfere with Windows services.You should also note that this setting would only apply if Windows Update is configured to install updates automatically.I’ll talk about those settings in the Control Panel section.

Optional updates are never downloaded or installed automatically, regardless of how your settings are configured.The first thing to understand is that there are three types of updates for Windows: important updates, recommended updates and optional updates.Important updates fix critical problems whereas recommended updates usually deal with noncritical issues.That being said, I also feel that certain aspects can be tweaked for power users like myself.I routinely check for updates when I want and install them on my own.