Allow Updates in OOBE
- Policy ID
- AllowOOBEUpdates
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 11
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › OOBE
Description
This policy allows you to configure whether a new device gets critical updates during the out-of-box experience.
If you disable or do not configure this policy, new devices will not receive critical updates during the out-of-box experience.
If you enable the policy, new devices will receive the latest approved critical updates during the out-of-box experience.
Notes:
This policy does not control the zero-day patch (ZDP) updates page in OOBE.
If you have paused quality updates through Windows quality update deferrals and pause policies, no quality updates will be delivered during the out-of-box experience.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowOOBEUpdatesREG_DWORD