Since the first release of Windows 10 there had been lots of questions and issues regarding Windows Update.
Now with Creators Update on the horizon there will be some new things too
In the last versions of Windows 10 there had been several issues with setting GPOs to control access to the Windows Update feature.
So many are using this GPO to block access to manual Windows Update
ATTENTION:
With this policy in place the manual Windows Update is blocked but also the ability to Update Windows Store Apps is blocked. So with this in place you will never see updated Windows 10 Apps
Microsoft is not recommending usage of this policy any more…
But what to use instead of this GPO? We can now use the GPO “Remove access to use Windows Update Features” which will block access to the manual Windows Update Feature.
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ATTENTION:
With this GPO the Update Feature of the Windows Store is not broken. So you will receive Windows App Updates, but the user is not able to use manual Windows Update any more…
When we are talking about Windows Store App Updates there is something else to know:
Probably most of you have a GPO in place to deactivate the Windows Store. But think about this:
So…Happy Patching
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Thanks for the info! Does the client need to be on 1703 for this feature, or will updating the central store and applying policy to <1703 work?
Hi Ryan,
as i understood you require 1703 to fully work with this. But let me know if you figure out something else