In either case, you must accept downloads once the deferral period ends. In Settings, you can pick one of two ways to defer downloads for multiple days: A preset seven-day deferral period, which starts when you click the command, or a customized deferral of up to 35 days, which starts when you select a future calendar date. Windows 10 allows you to do something close to that.

You need to delay both the download and the installation of those updates until after working hours. That means your current strategy - delaying the installation of Windows 10 updates until after working hours - isn't enough. During that time, the download process will use some of your PC's processor time and computer chip memory, taking those resources away from other programs running on your PC and slowing them down. Is there any way I can prevent this from happening?Ī: I think your PC is being slowed by the download of a Windows 10 update, which may take awhile to complete.

I can only speed it up again by allowing the update to install right away, which forces the PC to restart while I'm trying to work. But, prior to installing the update, my PC slows to a crawl. Q: I schedule Windows 10 to install updates during my off-hours.

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