Policy
Allow Updates in OOBE
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy allows you to configure whether a new device gets critical updates during the out-of-box experience. If you disable or do not configure this policy, new devices will not receive critical updates during the out-of-box experience. If you enable the policy, new devices will receive the latest approved critical updates during the out-of-box experience. Notes: This policy does not control the zero-day patch (ZDP) updates page in OOBE. If you have paused quality updates through Windows quality update deferrals and pause policies, no quality updates will be delivered during the out-of-box experience.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OOBE\AllowOOBEUpdates | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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