My computer is in hibernate or standby mode during a scheduled update?
Updates will not be installed at the scheduled time. Instead, updates will be installed the next time you start your computer. This means you need to shut down your computer, not let it hibernate or stand by, and then restart it before the updates can be installed. If you are an administrator for your computer and you usually hibernate or suspend it, you can install available updates as soon as they become available. The Windows Update icon Windows Update icon appears in the notification area whenever updates are fully downloaded and ready to install. If you like, you can click the icon and install new updates before the scheduled time.
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- My computer is in hibernate or standby mode during a scheduled update?
