To ensure that university assets are protected, Purdue IT will be adjusting the monthly update process for IT-managed Windows laptops at West Lafayette and Indianapolis. In an effort to avoid causing interruption or issues we are implementing a 7-day reboot deferral after patches are installed as part of the monthly maintenance.  

What to expect:

• Automatic Installation: Updates will be installed automatically during the scheduled deployment window. No user action is required.
• Reboot Grace Period: If a reboot is needed to finish applying updates, users will have 7 days to restart their laptop before a forced reboot occurs.
• Daily Reminders: A notification dialog will appear once every 24 hours during the 7-day grace period to remind users of the pending reboot.
• Final Countdown: When only 1 hour remains, a final dialog with a countdown timer will appear, giving users a last chance to save work and restart manually.
• Automatic Reboot: After the 7-day window expires, the laptop will automatically reboot and close all applications to complete the update.

For more details and examples of the notifications, please refer to the Purdue IT Windows Laptop Update Process Knowledge Base article.