Policy
Disable the ability to rollback or undo a Visual Studio update
Visual Studio
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy determines whether the user can undo an update and rollback Visual Studio to the previously installed version. If set to 1 (enabled), then users will be prevented from accessing the rollback capability, which will prevent Visual Studio from reverting the most recent update which may contain a security fix. If set to 0 (disabled) or missing entirely, then users will be able to access the rollback feature in Visual Studio, and will be able to undo an update and rollback their Visual Studio instances to the previously installed version. Note: The default unconfigured setting enables the ability to rollback a Visual Studio update. This policy applies to release instances of Visual Studio 2022 or higher that may be installed on the machine. For more information, see https://aka.ms/vs/setup/policies.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup Value name DisableRollback | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.