Stop letting Windows Update decide when to restart your PC

Windows Update's automatic restart behavior can disrupt work, renders, and media playback. By using Windows Task Scheduler to intercept and disable the default UpdateOrchestrator tasks, then creating a custom scheduled task pointing to UsoClient.exe, users can confine updates to a specific maintenance window of their choosing. This approach avoids permanently disabling updates (which would leave the system vulnerable) while giving users full control over when restarts occur. The change may need to be reapplied after major Windows feature updates.