Question How do I stop Windows 11 updates when sleeping

[RyzenNoob]

How do I stop Windows 11 from updating when I put my laptop to sleep?

Another question, how do I stop Windows 11 from downloading and installing updates without prior knowledge?

 

[USAFRet]

Why?

It would seem that sleep, when you're not using it and it won't interfere, is when you might want that to happen.

 

[RyzenNoob]

Why?

It would seem that sleep, when you're not using it and it won't interfere, is when you might want that to happen.

The thing is, once my laptop is awake, it never goes to sleep again, unless I manually put it to sleep

 

[USAFRet]

The thing is, once my laptop is awake, it never goes to sleep again, unless I manually put it to sleep

Not sure what that has to do with Windows Updates.

Possibly it is still doing something, after the Update? Preventing sleep.

 

[RyzenNoob]

Not sure what that has to do with Windows Updates.

Possibly it is still doing something, after the Update? Preventing sleep.

It has, because the laptop was set to sleep, only for me to come back later, and this only happens when Windows 11 updates the software, and the laptop is on, but screen turned off

 

[Colif]

You could set active hours so it will only download when you say you not using it. So make the active hours all the time you sleep in.