It will also include (and apply these policies to) Windows Server 2016. Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem Where Version like '10.%' Note If you set your Windows 10 WMI filter to

Windows 10 Update – Fast IT Ring (applies only to my own management computer).

Windows 10 Update – Broad Ring (uses WMI to target Windows 10 computers).

Windows 10 Update – Common Settings (uses WMI to target Windows 10 computers).

Loosely following the “Build deployment rings” article above, I decided to create three policies: To see these features in Group Policy Management, you’ll have to install the latest Administrative Templates (.admx) for group policy. Configure Automatic Updates using Registry Editor is a reference of all registry settings.

Manage device restarts after updates has valuable info on group policy settings and the corresponding registry keys for gaining control over restarts.Įven if the machine is not domain-joined, if it’s Pro, you can set these values directly in the registry. The two key article on this are Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates and Walkthrough: use Group Policy to configure Windows Update for Business (currently only updated to version 1607).

Prevent restarts if a user is logged on.

during the night can even restrict to certain days of the week and/or weeks of the month

Extend maximum Active Hours from 12 to 18.

If it works as expected (and documented), at least with build 1709, you have these capabilities: I am still pretty early in my journey of learning how to manage Windows 10 Pro updates, but I am a little encouraged to find that there are several setting in Group Policy that are not available in the UI.

Windows 10 updates every day