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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (5 children)

    Yes, you can. I hate Windows and its eagerness to update whenever, but that behaviour is configurable.

    In the Windows Update settings, under Advanced options, disable "⏩ Get me up to date" then set your "Active hours" to "Manually" then set an 18 hour block that doesn't conflict with your work day, like 6 am till midnight. At least in theory, you'll only get updates applied when you deliberately reboot or leave your machine on overnight.

    Edit: if you're really keen, you can use a tool like O&O ShutUp10 (it works on 11, too), or edit the registry to completely disable auto updates.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    Not a sure thing, though, and IT policy often disables those options.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    Your IT dept. has to be pretty shit if they're controlling those policies but not setting basic work hours. Turning off that restart asap crap is the norm, because management/c-suite get pissed off by random restarts and immediately blame IT.

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