Overview
- Insider builds for Windows 11 showed on Tuesday a calendar in Windows Update that lets testers choose a date to pause updates, based on a screenshot shared by PhantomOfEarth.
- The option appears in the Dev and Beta channels but is hidden for most testers and currently requires the third‑party ViveTool to switch it on.
- Setting a date stops automatic update checks until the deadline, then Windows runs a scan and is likely to fetch important fixes once the pause ends.
- Microsoft has not said how long pauses can last, and reports of very long or even indefinite delays remain unconfirmed by the company.
- Coverage notes that critical security fixes could still install despite a pause, and the feature is early in testing with bugs and no public rollout date.