Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows 10
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Maps Description
Enables or disables the automatic download and update of map data. If you enable this setting the automatic download and update of map data is turned off. If you disable this setting the automatic download and update of map data is turned on. If you don't configure this setting the automatic download and update of map data is determined by a registry setting that the user can change using Windows Settings.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps Value name: AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData
Enabled: AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData = 0
Disabled: AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData = 1
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Maps/EnableOfflineMapsAutoUpdate Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0- Disabled. Force off auto-update. -
1- Enabled. Force on auto-update. -
65535 (Default)- Not configured. User's choice.
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps]
"AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Maps/EnableOfflineMapsAutoUpdate
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps' -Name 'AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps' -Name 'AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Maps'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AutoDownloadAndUpdateMapData' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.