{"id":4690,"date":"2026-09-30T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/?post_type=support_article&p=4690"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:20:12","slug":"how-to-restart-device-at-specific-time-after-elements-endpoint-protection-has-installed-a-software-updater-patch","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-to-restart-device-at-specific-time-after-elements-endpoint-protection-has-installed-a-software-updater-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to restart device at specific time after Elements Endpoint Protection has installed a Software Updater patch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

How to have an Elements Endpoint Protection device restart automatically at a pre-defined time if Patch Management (Software Updater) has installed an update and a restart is required to finish the update?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n
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When Elements Agent is installed on a server, it will never by default force the server to restart. You can use the Automated Tasks feature to schedule a restart to happen within a maintenance window if there is a restart required to finish the installation of an update.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow the steps below to create a Software Updater installation rule and a restart rule in the profile:<\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to the Elements Security Center portal: https:\/\/elements.withsecure.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Open\u00a0Security Configurations > Profiles<\/strong> and select the profile used on the servers<\/li>\n
  3. Open Automated Tasks<\/strong> and make sure it is enabled<\/li>\n
  4. Add a task with a type such as "Install all security updates"<\/strong>, and define a schedule using a CRON expression (for example, Saturdays at 23:00)<\/li>\n
  5. Add a second task with the type "Force restart, if required"<\/strong> and schedule it shortly after the installation task<\/li>\n
  6. If updates and restarts are only allowed during a maintenance window, disable the Never skip<\/strong> option for the tasks<\/li>\n
  7. Click Save profile<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Task start times are randomized within a one-hour window to reduce network load, so the restart will occur during the selected hour rather than at an exact minute. The schedule follows the server's local time.<\/p>\n

    The "If required" restart task will restart the server only if an installed update requires it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How to have an Elements Endpoint Protection device restart automatically at a pre-defined time if Patch Management (Software Updater) has installed an update and a restart is required to finish the update?\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[99],"class_list":["post-4690","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000015618","source_version":1,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-09-30 06:20:12","import_hash":"35790d84bfdf1fbcc68bad63bc7c10416a7fdf4b","vanilla_article_id":"","vanilla_url":"","vanilla_kb_id":"","vanilla_category_id":"","machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":"","reactions_helpful_no":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/4690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=4690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}