Turn off Automatic Download of updates on Win8 machines
- Policy ID
- DisableAutoDownloadWin8
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Store
Description
Enables or disables the automatic download of app updates on PCs running Windows 8.
If you enable this setting, the automatic download of app updates is turned off.
If you disable this setting, the automatic download of app updates is turned on.
If you don't configure this setting, the automatic download of app updates is determined by a registry setting that the user can change using Settings in the Microsoft Store.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AutoDownloadREG_DWORD