Policy
Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
Enables or disables the automatic download and installation of app updates. If you enable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned off. If you disable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned on. If you don't configure this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is determined by a registry setting that the user can change using Settings in the Microsoft Store.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore Value name AutoDownload | REG_DWORD | HKLM 2 | HKLM 4 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.