Set the default source path for Update-Help: registry value EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath and 1 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp
- Policy ID
- EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Windows PowerShell
Registry
EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath
REG_DWORDComputerUser…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelpHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp
- Enabled value
- 1
- Disabled value
- 0
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ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'EnableUpdateHelpDefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
DefaultSourcePath
REG_SZComputerUser…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelpHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Default Source Path
- Value type
- REG_SZ
- Required
- true
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ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "DefaultSourcePath"="<enter value>"
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "DefaultSourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'DefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "DefaultSourcePath"="<enter value>"
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp" /v "DefaultSourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\UpdatableHelp' -Name 'DefaultSourcePath' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null