Policy
Specify deadline for automatic updates and restarts for quality update
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy lets you specify the number of days before quality updates are installed on devices automatically, and a grace period after which required restarts occur automatically. Set deadlines for quality updates to meet your compliance goals. Updates will be downloaded and installed as soon as they are offered and automatic restarts will be attempted outside of active hours. Once the deadline has passed, restarts will occur regardless of active hours, and users will not be able to reschedule. If the deadline is set to 0 days, the update will be installed immediately upon offering, but might not finish within the day due to device availability and network connectivity. Set a grace period for quality updates to guarantee users a minimum time to manage their restarts once updates are installed. Users will be able to schedule restarts during the grace period and Windows can still automatically restart outside of active hours if users choose not to schedule restarts. The grace period might not take effect if users already have more than the number of days set as grace period to manage their restart, based on deadline configurations. You can set the device to delay restarting until both the deadline and grace period have expired. If you disable or do not configure this policy, devices will get updates and will restart according to the default schedule. This policy will override the following policies: 1. Specify deadline before auto restart for update installation 2. Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for updates 3. Always automatically restart at the scheduled time 4. Configure Automatic Updates
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 SetComplianceDeadlineForQU | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Deadline (days): ID ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate Value name ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates Type REG_DWORD | Options: $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay0) (0), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay1) (1), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay2) (2), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay3) (3), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay4) (4), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay5) (5), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay6) (6), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay7) (7) … +23 more | |
| Computer | Grace period (days): ID ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate Value name ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod Type REG_DWORD | Options: $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay0) (0), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay1) (1), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay2) (2), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay3) (3), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay4) (4), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay5) (5), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay6) (6), $(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay7) (7) | |
| Computer | Don't auto-restart until end of grace period ID ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates | boolean | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate Value name ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (), false () True: None · False: None |