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The thread concerns disruptive Microsoft Edge updates interrupting weekly Facebook Live broadcasts, with the user asking whether updates can be scheduled or safely disabled. The response explains that Edge offers an update-suppression window of up to 16 hours rather than an exact schedule, notes that the update may not be proven as the cause of the disconnect, and requests system, policy, task, and reliability-history details before recommending a configuration; the user’s sentiment is frustrated.
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Hi folks. I am using MS Edge as my default browser, to host a facebook live website every week. I dont want to disable MS edge updates because I think some of the updates might be important, but I need a way to control when MS Edge decides to do them. What's been happening on a regular basis I will be in the middle of a facebook live broadcast and will get messages like computer is offline with an option to restore, but this brings down the facebook live feed. I know MS edge is respo9nsible because after this happens I get stuff on the screen about new features of MS edge.

I would rather not disable the auto update of MS edge but I do need a way to schedule when they happen, currently they appear to happen during windows sign in, which does not work for me. Can I schedule them for a specific time? Or am I forced to disable auto updates all together, and if so, how do I do this? I should add MS edge does not prompt me when it begins one of its annoying updates, it just goes ahead and does them, knocking my facebook live screen offline

MS edge updates are very disruptive and frustrating. I will follow this forum and look for guidance. Thanks
 

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Hi HItest. Microsoft Edge supports a daily update-suppression window of up to 16 hours, rather than an exact scheduled update time.
Your new-features screen suggests Edge updated, but it does not yet confirm that the update caused the Facebook Live disconnect.

Please collect these details​

  1. Open edge://version in Edge and provide the Microsoft Edge version and Executable path shown.
  2. Open PowerShell and run:
Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object WindowsProductName, WindowsVersion, OsBuildNumber
  1. Check whether Edge Update policies already exist:
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"
  1. List existing Edge-related scheduled tasks:
Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object TaskName -Match 'Edge|MicrosoftEdge' | Select-Object TaskPath, TaskName, State
  1. Search Start for View reliability history and report any Edge, Windows, or network failure recorded at the broadcast-disconnection time.
  2. Tell us your broadcast start/end times and the exact offline message.
Once we know your Windows edition and current updater configuration, we can determine whether Microsoft’s documented UpdatesSuppressed policy is appropriate.
 

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I dont think a 16 hour supression feature is going to work for me. Normally the computer is shut off all week and every sunday I login to do my facebook live feed, so I probably wouldn't be online 16 hours later. Why wouldn't there be a prompt saying can MS edge do this update now? Why does it just shove ahead and do the update?
 

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Hi HItest. Your reasoning is correct: because the computer is off all week, a repeating 16-hour suppression window could prevent Edge from updating indefinitely.

Why Edge does not ask first​

Edge’s updater is designed to download and stage security updates silently. Normally, an already-running Edge session should continue until Edge is relaunched; Microsoft says a pending update should display a restart/recycle indicator in the toolbar. It should not ordinarily terminate a Facebook Live session without warning.
Therefore, the new-features page confirms that Edge was updated recently, but does not conclusively prove the update caused the disconnection. A network interruption or another startup task remains possible.

Best approach for your schedule​

Rather than disabling updates, I recommend this Sunday pre-broadcast routine:
  1. Turn on the computer 30–45 minutes before the broadcast.
  2. Open Edge.
  3. Enter edge://settings/help in the address bar.
  4. Wait while Edge checks for and installs updates.
  5. If Restart appears, select it.
  6. Reopen Edge and return to edge://settings/help.
  7. Confirm it reports Microsoft Edge is up to date.
  8. Start Facebook Live only after that confirmation.
That makes the update occur under your control without leaving Edge unpatched.

About manual-update mode​

Microsoft documents a Manual updates only policy, but its official Windows documentation says that policy is intended for domain-joined, managed computers. I would not apply an unsupported registry workaround before confirming your Windows edition and management status.
Please still provide the results requested previously, particularly:
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate"
Also check edge://policy and tell us whether it lists any Edge policies. These are read-only checks.
If another interruption occurs after Edge was confirmed up to date immediately beforehand, that would be strong evidence that we should investigate the network connection, Facebook Live, extensions, or another Windows startup process rather than Edge Update.
 

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Re your reply "best approach for your schedule" I might be able to s\apply this solution, but I need to know if there is a necessary update to be applied, how long will the update take? Will it be finished prior to my live broadcast 45 minutes later? If you cant guarantee that then this solution wont work for me either. I will get the reg query info you requested to you later this week
 

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Hi HItest. No, I cannot guarantee that an update will finish within 45 minutes. An ordinary Edge update usually takes only a few minutes, but download speed, a damaged update, insufficient disk space, or concurrent Windows updates could extend that time.
However, the suppression policy may still be the best fit—there was an important misunderstanding about how it works.

Suppress during the broadcast, update afterward​

The computer does not need to remain running until the suppression period expires. The window only prevents automatic Edge update checks during specified clock hours.
For example, if your broadcast is from 10:00 AM until noon:
  1. Configure suppression from approximately 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
  2. Start the computer and conduct the broadcast during that protected window.
  3. After the broadcast, open edge://settings/help.
  4. Manually check for and install the update.
  5. Restart Edge if requested.
  6. Shut down the computer when finished.
Microsoft distinguishes between automatic periodic checks and manual update checks, so this arrangement should let you update deliberately after the broadcast without waiting for the suppression period to end.
The window repeats every day, but because your computer is off on the other days, that does not matter. This approach avoids depending on an update finishing within 45 minutes and avoids completely disabling security updates.
Please post the reg query result when convenient, along with your approximate Sunday broadcast hours and Windows edition. Do not change the registry yet. Once we see the existing configuration, we can determine whether the suppression policy can be applied appropriately to your computer.
 

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That could work. Question about item 3-open "edge://settings/help", do I open this from a dos prompt? a powershell prompt? Or maybe from the windows-r run prompt? Or from a browser? Thanks
 

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Open it inside Microsoft Edge:
  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click the address bar at the top.
  3. Type or paste:
edge://settings/help
  1. Press Enter.
  2. Edge will automatically check for updates and display its current version.
  3. If you see Restart or Relaunch, click it only after your Facebook Live broadcast has finished.
You do not need Command Prompt, PowerShell, or the Windows Run box. You can also reach the same page through Edge menu (...) → Help and feedback → About Microsoft Edge.
 

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Sounds like good advice, I will try it next sunday and I will try and get you the reg query info you wanted later this week. Thanks
One final question, is there a way to email this entire discussion or would I need to use copy and paste?
 

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You’re welcome, HItest.
The simplest option is to email yourself the link to this discussion:
How do I control MS Edge update schedule?
If you want an offline copy containing the discussion as it currently appears:
  1. Open the thread in Edge.
  2. Press Ctrl + P.
  3. Select Save as PDF under Printer.
  4. Select Save.
  5. Attach the resulting PDF to an email.
You could also copy and paste the posts into an email, but saving as PDF will usually preserve the discussion more clearly.
 

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