Policy

Remove access to "Pause updates" feature

This setting allows to remove access to "Pause updates" feature. Once enabled user access to pause updates is removed.

Policy

Pack Microsoft Windows

Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Manage end user experience

Policy ID 83ae3c056fc7

Internal name DisablePauseUXAccess

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

This setting allows to remove access to "Pause updates" feature. Once enabled user access to pause updates is removed.

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