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Control Windows Update Interruptions: Active Hours, Pause, and Delivery Optimization Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 10-15 minutes Keeping Windows up to date is important for security and performance — but unexpected restarts or large background downloads can interrupt work or slow a...

It always starts innocently enough: you’re powering through the final tweaks of that mission-critical client presentation, caffeinated to the gills, and—bam!—Windows 11 blinks, smirks, and proudly proclaims, "It’s update time!" Your frantic protest is met with a whirring restart and a stubborn...

It’s the second Tuesday of the month—a day known to seasoned Windows warriors as Patch Tuesday, when Microsoft’s well-meaning engineers unleash a monthly rollercoaster of updates, fixes, and, let’s be honest, the occasional gremlin. For most users, letting Windows Update do its automatic thing...