Policy overview

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ClassUser
CategoryControl Panel > Programs
Supported onAt least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This setting prevents users from accessing "Installed Updates" page from the "View installed updates" task. "Installed Updates" allows users to view and uninstall updates currently installed on the computer. The updates are often downloaded directly from Windows Update or from various program publishers. If this setting is disabled or not configured, the "View installed updates" task and the "Installed Updates" page will be available to all users. This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs.

Internal name
NoInstalledUpdates
Policy ID
5153ae22fc1d
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Programs\NoInstalledUpdatesREG_DWORD
1
0

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