The Microsoft Patching Schedule determines options such as patching frequency and recurrence, and reboot behavior.
- In the Patching Schedules area, click the link for the patching schedule.
- In the Start Time box, type a start time for when patching will begin.
Alternatively, you can click the clock icon to select a time from the list. - In the Recurrence Pattern area, select whether you want patches to run daily, weekly, or monthly.
By default, devices do not reboot after patching. - To control how devices are rebooted, in the Reboot Options area, select one of the following options:
- To force a reboot, select the Force a reboot when an update requires one button.
Use this option when you do not want to allow the device user to postpone the reboot.
Devices reboot regardless of whether a user is logged on or not. - If you do not want the device to automatically reboot when a user is logged on, select the Consider logged on users button, and then select Do not reboot to prevent the device from rebooting when a user is logged on, or select Auto reboot after installation to prompt the user that the device requires rebooting.
- To force a reboot, select the Force a reboot when an update requires one button.
- If you selected the Auto reboot after installation option, set the following reboot prompt settings:
- In the Prompt to reboot after list, specify a time after which a prompt appears on the device.
- In the Repeat prompt to reboot every list, specify in minutes how often to repeat the prompt.
- In the Missed Installation Options area, select the wait X minutes after the next system startup to install button and enter a value for X in minutes between 1 and 60, or select the wait until next scheduled time to install option to define how missed installations are handled.
- Click Save.
- Perform any of the following procedures: