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Configure Automatic Updates in a

Policy

Configure Automatic
Updates in a Non–Active
Directory Environment Non–Active Directory Environment
04/09/2014 • 3 minutes to read
Manipulate Automatic
In this article
Updates Behavior Using
Command-line Options WSUS Environment Options
Automatic Update Configuration Options
Ｔ Set Up a Disconnected
Network (Import and Export
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1,
Updates)
Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server Update Services
Ｔ Migrate from a SUS Server to a
WSUS Server In a non-Active Directory environment, you can configure Automatic Updates by using any of
the following methods:
Appendix A: Unattended
Installation
Using Group Policy Object Editor and editing the Local Group Policy object

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 Editing the registry directly by using the registry editor (Regedit.exe)

Centrally deploying these registry entries by using System Policy in Windows NT 4.0 style

WSUS Environment Options

The registry entries for the WSUS environment options are located in the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

The keys and their value ranges are listed in the following table.

Windows Update Agent Environment Options Registry Keys

Entry Name Values Data Type

ElevateNonAdmins Range = 1|0 Reg_DWORD

1 = Users in the Users security group are allowed to

approve or disapprove updates.

0 = Only users in the Administrators user group can

approve or disapprove updates.

TargetGroup Name of the computer group to which the computer Reg_String

belongs, used to implement client-side targeting—for
example, "TestServers." This policy is paired with
TargetGroupEnabled.

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 Entry Name Values Data Type

TargetGroupEnabled Range = 1|0 Reg_DWORD

1 = Use client-side targeting.

0 = Do not use client-side targeting. This policy is paired

with TargetGroup.

WUServer    HTTP(S) URL of the WSUS server used by Automatic Reg_String

Updates and (by default) API callers. This policy is paired
with WUStatusServer; both must be set to the same
value in order for them to be valid.

WUStatusServer The HTTP(S) URL of the server to which reporting Reg_String

information will be sent for client computers that use
the WSUS server configured by the WUServer key. This
policy is paired with WUServer; both must be set to the
same value in order for them to be valid.

Automatic Update Configuration Options

The registry entries for the Automatic Update configuration options are located in the
following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

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 The keys and their value ranges are listed in the following table.

Automatic Updates Configuration Registry Keys

Entry Name Value Range and Meanings Data Type

AUOptions Range = 2|3|4|5 Reg_DWORD

2 = Notify before download.

3 = Automatically download and notify

of installation.

4 = Automatic download and scheduled

installation. (Only valid if values exist for
ScheduledInstallDay and
ScheduledInstallTime.)

5 = Automatic Updates is required, but

end users can configure it.

AutoInstallMinorUpdates Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

0 = Treat minor updates like other

updates.

1 = Silently install minor updates.

DetectionFrequency Range=n; where n=time in hours (1-22). Reg_DWORD

Time between detection cycles.

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 Entry Name Value Range and Meanings Data Type

DetectionFrequencyEnabled Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

1 = Enable DetectionFrequency.

0 = Disable custom DetectionFrequency

(use default value of 22 hours).

NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers Range = 0|1; Reg_DWORD

1 = Logged-on user gets to choose

whether or not to restart his or her
computer.

0 = Automatic Updates notifies user

that the computer will restart in 5
minutes.

NoAutoUpdate Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

0 = Enable Automatic Updates.

1 = Disable Automatic Updates.

RebootRelaunchTimeout Range=n; where n=time in minutes (1- Reg_DWORD

1440).

Time between prompting again for a

scheduled restart.

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 Entry Name Value Range and Meanings Data Type

RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

1 = Enable RebootRelaunchTimeout.

0 = Disable custom
RebootRelaunchTimeout(use default
value of 10 minutes).

RebootWarningTimeout Range=n; where n=time in minutes (1- Reg_DWORD

30).

Length, in minutes, of the restart

warning countdown after installing
updates with a deadline or scheduled
updates.

RebootWarningTimeoutEnabled Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

1 = Enable RebootWarningTimeout.

0 = Disable custom
RebootWarningTimeout (use default
value of 5 minutes).

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 Entry Name Value Range and Meanings Data Type

RescheduleWaitTime Range=n; where n=time in minutes (1- Reg_DWORD

60).

Time, in minutes, that Automatic

Updates should wait at startup before
applying updates from a missed
scheduled installation time.

Note that this policy applies only to

scheduled installations, not deadlines.
Updates whose deadlines have expired
should always be installed as soon as
possible.

RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled Range = 0|1 Reg_DWORD

1 = Enable RescheduleWaitTime

0 = Disable
RescheduleWaitTime(attempt the
missed installation during the next
scheduled installation time).

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 Entry Name Value Range and Meanings Data Type

ScheduledInstallDay Range = 0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 Reg_DWORD

0 = Every day.

1 through 7 = The days of the week

from Sunday (1) to Saturday (7).

(Only valid if AUOptions equals 4.)

ScheduledInstallTime Range = n; where n = the time of day in Reg_DWORD

24-hour format (0-23).

UseWUServer The WUServer value is not respected Reg_DWORD

unless this key is set.

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