Policy
Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsVista, WindowsXP
Specifies whether Automatic Updates should automatically install certain updates that neither interrupt Windows services nor restart Windows. If the status is set to Enabled, Automatic Updates will immediately install these updates once they are downloaded and ready to install. If the status is set to Disabled, such updates will not be installed immediately. Note: If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU Value name AutoInstallMinorUpdates | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.