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swillfly (Banned) Mar 13, 2019 @ 2:24am
Auto-Update Question: Steam Settings
Apologies if this is in the wrong discussion section/area.

My question pertains to:
Steam -> Settings -> Downloads in left pane -> under Download Restrictions in right pane
tick Only auto-update games between: 12AM and 12AM

Is it assumed that the first 12AM is Today and the second 12AM is tomorrow's 12AM -thus allowing a 24 hr auto-update download window?

Thanks
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Originally posted by Jerry:
As I said, I got it set to 3-4 in the night and start updates manually instead. Works fine for me.
You cannot get around game updates anyhow, once you want to start them, and client updates work on a different level, that can't be influenced through this setting.
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Jerry Mar 13, 2019 @ 2:56am 
Never tried to set both on the same hour, but I assume, it means that downloads can only happen at 12:00, not a minute sooner or later.
If you want to be able to get automatic downloads all day, you need to disable the feature. Setting download times is meant to prevent a loss of bandwith at times when you need it (the reason, why I have my downloads scheduled to a time, when Steam is off, so I don't get any unplanned ones ever).
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swillfly (Banned) Mar 13, 2019 @ 3:03am 
Actually, I want to set Auto-Update Downloads to occur only between 12AM and 12AM of the same day. This may be the only feasible online status way to deny steam forced updates.

The other could be to limit Kbps to something really silly low yet it will still stagger running the steam updater every other millisecond.
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Jerry Mar 13, 2019 @ 3:14am 
As I said, I got it set to 3-4 in the night and start updates manually instead. Works fine for me.
You cannot get around game updates anyhow, once you want to start them, and client updates work on a different level, that can't be influenced through this setting.
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swillfly (Banned) Mar 13, 2019 @ 3:54am 
So 12AM for both won't download updates then as 12AM and 12AM are the exact same time?

Ah -n/m. Steam refuses to startup a game whilst online if an update is queued. I just tested it/
It insists on downloading any available updates regardless of setting time constraints when logging in. If you disconnect from your network connection then Steam burps up an error and refuses to launch a game unless Steam is in Offline mode.

So it's a moot point.

If a game has an update then Steam will apply it as soon as any connection online and user logged in no matter what settings are made unless in Offline mode. The time restraints apparently only work if you're always logged into Steam and online and the update hasn't commenced yet. Pausing only delays the inevitable.
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