Microsoft will allow you to pause Windows updates indefinitely, for 35 days at a time

Windows users will no longer have to turn on automatic updates in the middle of a game or busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited features Changes in Windows Update For users on the Dev and Windows Insider Beta channels, including the ability to delay updates indefinitely for up to 35 days at a time.

Last month, Microsoft announced a slew of changes coming to Windows 11 optimization And address some of the most common user complaints about the platform. It was among the reforms planned by the company Make updates less annoying. In its blog post on Friday, Microsoft says you’ll be able to “extend the pause end date as many times as you need” and that there are “no limits” to the number of times you can reset to another 35-day window. If you don’t re-pause updates at the end of the 35-day period, updates will run as usual.

The changes to Windows Update also include more detailed titles for driver updates, which will now include the device category they apply to, such as Display, Sound, or Battery.

Additionally, Windows 11 will now always have options in the power menu to restart or shut down without running updates, as well as the option to skip updates when setting up a new Windows device. Microsoft is also working on “unifying the update experience” to group updates together so users don’t have to restart as frequently. Instead, “the updates will be downloaded in the background, and then you will wait for a coordinated installation and reboot.”