Policy
Remove access to use all Windows Update features
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, WindowsServer2016
This setting allows you to remove access to scan Windows Update. If you enable this setting user access to Windows Update scan, download and install is removed.
Internal name
DisableUXWUAccess
Policy ID
7ea8c740dfcc
Elements
0
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 Value name SetDisableUXWUAccess | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name
SetDisableUXWUAccess
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.