Display options for update notifications
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Manage end user experience Description
0 (default) – Use the default Windows Update notifications 1 – Turn off all notifications, excluding restart warnings 2 – Turn off all notifications, including restart warnings This policy allows you to define what Windows Update notifications users see. This policy doesn’t control how and when updates are downloaded and installed. Important: if you choose not to get update notifications and also define other Group policy so that devices aren’t automatically getting updates, neither you nor device users will be aware of critical security, quality, or feature updates, and your devices may be at risk. If you select “Apply only during active hours” in conjunction with Option 1 or 2, then notifications will only be disabled during active hours. You can set active hours by setting “Turn off auto-restart for updates during active hours” or allow the device to set active hours based on user behavior. To ensure that the device stays secure, a notification will still be shown if this option is selected once “Specify deadlines for automatic updates and restarts” deadline has been reached if configured, regardless of active hours.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate Value name: SetUpdateNotificationLevel
Enabled: SetUpdateNotificationLevel = 1
Disabled: SetUpdateNotificationLevel = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Update/NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours Multiple CSP matches are possible; the first one was selected.
Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Disabled. -
1- Enabled.
Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Display options for update notifications
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"SetUpdateNotificationLevel"=dword:00000001
"UpdateNotificationLevel"=dword:00000000
"NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SetUpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'UpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Update/NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="UpdateNotificationLevel" value="0"/>
<data id="NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'SetUpdateNotificationLevel' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'UpdateNotificationLevel' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SetUpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'UpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
# 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: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'SetUpdateNotificationLevel' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'UpdateNotificationLevel' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Display options for update notifications
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2019, or Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SetUpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'UpdateNotificationLevel' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoUpdateNotificationsDuringActiveHours' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.