Policy

Do not allow update deferral policies to cause scans against Windows Update

Enable this policy to not allow update deferral policies to cause scans against Windows Update. If this policy is disabled or not configured, then the Windows Update client may initiate automatic scans against Windows Update while update deferral policies are enabled. Note: This policy applies only when the intranet Microsoft update service this computer is directed to is configured to support client-side targeting. If the "Specify intranet Microsoft update service location" policy is disabled or not configured, this policy has no effect.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Legacy Policies
Policy ID 38ea8da1eeaa
Internal name DisableDualScan

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

Enable this policy to not allow update deferral policies to cause scans against Windows Update. If this policy is disabled or not configured, then the Windows Update client may initiate automatic scans against Windows Update while update deferral policies are enabled. Note: This policy applies only when the intranet Microsoft update service this computer is directed to is configured to support client-side targeting. If the "Specify intranet Microsoft update service location" policy is disabled or not configured, this policy has no effect.

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