Policy

Disable safeguards for Feature Updates

Enable this setting when Feature Updates should be deployed to devices without blocking on any safeguard holds. Safeguard holds are known compatibility issues that block the upgrade from being deployed to affected devices until the issue is resolved. Enabling this policy can allow an organization to deploy the Feature Update to devices for testing, or to deploy the Feature Update without blocking on safeguard holds.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows Update / Manage updates offered from Windows Update
Policy ID 0ae6f4e99140
Internal name DisableWUfBSafeguards

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

Enable this setting when Feature Updates should be deployed to devices without blocking on any safeguard holds. Safeguard holds are known compatibility issues that block the upgrade from being deployed to affected devices until the issue is resolved. Enabling this policy can allow an organization to deploy the Feature Update to devices for testing, or to deploy the Feature Update without blocking on safeguard holds.

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Do not include drivers with Windows UpdatesEnable optional updatesManage preview buildsSelect the target Feature Update versionSelect when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are receivedSelect when Quality Updates are received