Policy

Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation

Specifies whether Automatic Updates should automatically install certain updates that neither interrupt Windows services nor restart Windows. If the status is set to Enabled, Automatic Updates will immediately install these updates once they are downloaded and ready to install. If the status is set to Disabled, such updates will not be installed immediately. Note: If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Legacy Policies
Policy ID 4d8efe629cdd
Internal name ImmediateInstall_Title

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\AutoInstallMinorUpdates (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\AutoInstallMinorUpdates (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Specifies whether Automatic Updates should automatically install certain updates that neither interrupt Windows services nor restart Windows. If the status is set to Enabled, Automatic Updates will immediately install these updates once they are downloaded and ready to install. If the status is set to Disabled, such updates will not be installed immediately. Note: If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.

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