Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates
- Policy ID
- DisableAutoInstall
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Store
Description
Enables or disables the automatic download and installation of app updates.
If you enable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned off.
If you disable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned on.
If you don't configure this setting, the automatic download and installation 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