Specifies the hours that Windows will use to determine how long to wait before checking for available updates. The exact wait time is a sum of the specific value and a random variant of 0-4 hours.
If the status is set to Enabled, Windows will check for available updates at the specified interval.
If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, Windows will check for available updates at the default interval of 22 hours.
Note: The "Specify intranet Microsoft update service location" setting must be enabled for this policy to have effect.
Note: If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.
Note: This policy is not supported on Windows RT. Setting this policy will not have any effect on Windows RT PCs.
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU |
Value Name | DetectionFrequencyEnabled |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Enabled Value | 1 |
Disabled Value | 0 |
Check for updates at the following
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU |
Value Name | DetectionFrequency |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Default Value | 22 |
Min Value | 1 |
Max Value | 22 |