diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.ps1
index af2a5d5792..8be45314b3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.ps1
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Function RunAsScheduledJob {
     Name = $job_name
     ArgumentList = $job_arg_list
     ErrorAction = "Stop"
-    ScheduledJobOption = @{ RunElevated=$True }
+    ScheduledJobOption = @{ RunElevated=$True; StartIfOnBatteries=$True; StopIfGoingOnBatteries=$False }
   }
 
   if($job_init) { $rsj_args.InitializationScript = $job_init }
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.py
index 3b70cc06a8..72d98c7f7a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ notes:
 - C(win_updates) does not manage reboots, but will signal when a reboot is required with the reboot_required return value.
 - C(win_updates) can take a significant amount of time to complete (hours, in some cases).
   Performance depends on many factors, including OS version, number of updates, system load, and update server load.
+- C(win_updates) runs the module as a scheduled task, this task is set to start and continue to run even if the Windows host
+  swaps to battery power. This behaviour was changed from Ansible 2.4, before this the scheduled task would fail to start on
+  battery power.
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''