Policy

Disable safeguards for Feature Updates

Microsoft Windows

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Disable safeguards for Feature Updates
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage updates offered from Windows Update
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

Enable this setting when Feature Updates should be deployed to devices without blocking on any safeguard holds. Safeguard holds are known compatibility issues that block the upgrade from being deployed to affected devices until the issue is resolved. Enabling this policy can allow an organization to deploy the Feature Update to devices for testing, or to deploy the Feature Update without blocking on safeguard holds.

Internal name
DisableWUfBSafeguards
Policy ID
0ae6f4e99140
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name
DisableWUfBSafeguards
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name
DisableWUfBSafeguards
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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