Policy

Remove access to use all Windows Update features

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Windows Update > Manage end user experience
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, WindowsServer2016

This setting allows you to remove access to scan Windows Update. If you enable this setting user access to Windows Update scan, download and install is removed.

Internal name
DisableUXWUAccess
Policy ID
7ea8c740dfcc
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetDisableUXWUAccessREG_DWORD
1
0

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