Windows PC always has many updates to complete when I come back after a few days, CPU locked up

I have an HP laptop a few years old that I often leave closed (I think in sleep mode) for a few days at a time. When I come back, for the next twenty minutes or so, Windows starts running various tasks that use 100% CPU. In the task manager I can see it's often System or Antimalware Service, etc. using all that CPU and freezing the computer. I am guessing it is finishing whatever it needs to do for the latest updates to Windows (currently have Windows 10), or malware scans. Is there any way I can get it to do these various tasks regardless of whether my computer is in sleep mode, so I don't ha

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