Restarting your PC at least once a week allows Windows 11 to install and apply available updates. If you don’t normally reboot your PC, you can automate the process using a couple of methods.

If an update is available, you will see a small Windows Update restart icon in the taskbar near the desktop's clock. It will look like two arrows curved into a circle shape. Click on the restart icon ...

Make your Windows PC create System Restore Points automatically every day or week. You can schedule System Restore Point creation in Windows or run the task on demand.

On Windows 11, you can adjust the Active Hours feature settings on your computer to avoid unexpected reboots to install updates when you are actively working, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

To delay startup programs using the Task Scheduler on Windows 11, click on the Start button, search for Task Scheduler, and open it from the results.