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Set Windows Updates to Default

Summary​

This task removes any registry entries that may be preventing Windows updates and restores the default Windows Update settings, fully re-enabling updates for the user.

Sample Run​

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Task Creation​

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this task.

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Name: Set Windows Updates to Default
Description: This task removes all the possible registry entries that disable Windows Update on a machine.
Category: Custom

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Task​

Navigate to the Script Editor section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.

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A blank function will appear.

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Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

PowerShell Script Selection

The following function will pop up on the screen:

PowerShell Function Popup

Paste in the following PowerShell script and set the expected time of script execution to 600 seconds. Click the Save button.

PowerShell Script

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Row 2: Function: Script Log​

In the script log message, simply type %output% so that the script will send the results of the PowerShell script above to the output on the Automation tab for the target device.

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Script Log Output

Completed Task​

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Output​

  • Script Log

Changelog​

2025-04-10​

  • Initial version of the document