Policy
Disable downloading updates automatically
Visual Studio
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Prevent setup from downloading updates automatically for all installed Visual Studio products. You can change the value anytime.
Internal name
BackgroundDownloadDisabled
Policy ID
b11a9b45e106
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\BackgroundDownloadDisabled | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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