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Why you shouldn’t set these 25 Windows policies

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AriaUpdated
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Jan 19, 2022
The Windows update experience, as well as the policies that control it, have changed dramatically over the last few years. Notifications, the ability to dictate the behavior of update downloads, inst...
Updated Jul 14, 2022
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Pierre_Furlooze
Copper Contributor
Jan 24, 2022

CSP recommendation:
For Windows 10, version 2004  and above and Windows 11 leverage the policies:

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To configure whether updates come from Windows Update or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

 

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 2106 (21H2)

(Sources ADMX.Help , need a cross-check maybe)