There area lotof new featuressome big, some small, some minusculein Microsofts big May 2019 update for Windows 10.
I already covered a few of my favorites (the coolest ones, as I put it), but Ill be going through the rest of the update and highlighting other interesting tweaks that Lifehackers mighty readers might want to know about.
The first feature on my list is a quick and easy one, but its incredibly useful if youve ever been prompted to install an update (or reset your computertoinstall an update) during a time when that wouldnt be idealwhen youre working, playing a game, or otherwise using your system for anything but a ten-minute update process.
If you head over to yourSettingsapp and pull up theUpdate & Securitysection, youll see a little option calledChange active hours.Click that, and youll be able to tell Windows 10 when youre typically workingand your operating system wont automatically power cycle your PC during this time.
(If youve returned from a meeting or lunch break to find youve been helped out by an automatic restart, I feel for you.)
Now, with the Windows 10 May 2019 update, you’ve got the option to actually have Windows itself take a look at when youre most likely using your PC.
Based on its analysis, it wont trigger automatic updates during the times it thinks youre working hardestor, at least, using your system the most.
Microsoft hasnt elaborated what your operating system counts as using your machine, and the Change active hours window only indicates that it will be able to do a better job of figuring out your schedule the more you use your PC.
If you maintain an irregular schedule on your systemor multiple systemsthis will save you the trouble of having to set active hours yourself.
