Disable safeguards for Feature Updates


Enable this setting when Feature Updates should be deployed to devices without blocking on any safeguard holds. Safeguard holds are known compatibility issues that block the upgrade from being deployed to affected devices until the issue is resolved. Enabling this policy can allow an organization to deploy the Feature Update to devices for testing, or to deploy the Feature Update without blocking on safeguard holds.

Supported on: At least Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1909

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value NameDisableWUfBSafeguards
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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