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Allow Updates in OOBE

Supported on: At least Windows 11

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OOBE

Value name: AllowOOBEUpdates

Enabled: AllowOOBEUpdates = 1

Disabled: AllowOOBEUpdates = 0

Description

This policy allows you to configure whether a new device gets critical updates during the out-of-box experience. If you disable or do not configure this policy, new devices will not receive critical updates during the out-of-box experience. If you enable the policy, new devices will receive the latest approved critical updates during the out-of-box experience. Notes: This policy does not control the zero-day patch (ZDP) updates page in OOBE. If you have paused quality updates through Windows quality update deferrals and pause policies, no quality updates will be delivered during the out-of-box experience.