Policy
Remove access to "Pause updates" feature
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This setting allows to remove access to "Pause updates" feature. Once enabled user access to pause updates is removed.
Internal name
DisablePauseUXAccess
Policy ID
83ae3c056fc7
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetDisablePauseUXAccess | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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