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Set Feature Update Deferral Days

Summary​

Enforces the Windows feature update delay based on the mandatory company-level custom field Days to Defer Feature Updates. Setting that field to 0 turns off the deferral policy entirely. Once the registry changes are applied, the script automatically writes the new value back to the device-level custom field Feature Update Deferral Days for accurate reporting.

Sample Run​

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Dependencies​

Custom Fields​

NameExampleLevelTypeRequiredDescription
Days to Defer Feature Updates100CompanyTextYesThe desired number of days (0-365) to postpone Windows feature updates for all Windows 10 and 11 endpoints under this client.
Feature Update Deferral Days100EndpointTextYesStores the current feature update deferral setting fetched by the script.

Task Setup Path​

  • Tasks Path: AUTOMATION ➞ Tasks
  • Task Type: Script Editor

Task Creation​

Description​

  • Name: Set Feature Update Deferral Days
  • Description: Enforces the Windows feature update delay based on the mandatory company-level custom field "Days to Defer Feature Updates". Setting that field to 0 turns off the deferral policy entirely. Once the registry changes are applied, the script automatically writes the new value back to the device-level custom field "Feature Update Deferral Days" for accurate reporting.
  • Category: Patching

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Script Editor​

Row 1: Set Pre-defined Variable​

  • Variable Name: deferralDays
  • Type: Custom Field
  • Custom Field: Days to Defer Feature Updates
  • Continue on Failure: False
  • Operating System: Windows

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Row 2: PowerShell script​

  • Use Generative AI Assist for script creation: False
  • Expected time of script execution in seconds: 300
  • Continue on Failure: False
  • Run as: System
  • Operating System: Windows
  • PowerShell Script Editor:

PowerShell Script

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Row 2: Script Log​

  • Script Log Message: %Output%
  • Continue on Failure: False
  • Operating System: Windows

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Row 3: Set Custom Field​

  • Custom Field: Feature Update Deferral Days
  • Value: %Output%
  • Continue on Failure: False
  • Operating System: Windows

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Completed Script​

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Output​

  • Script Log
  • Custom Field

Scheduled Task​

Task Details​

  • Name: Set Feature Update Deferral Days
  • Description: Enforces the Windows feature update delay based on the mandatory company-level custom field "Days to Defer Feature Updates". Setting that field to 0 turns off the deferral policy entirely. Once the registry changes are applied, the script automatically writes the new value back to the device-level custom field "Feature Update Deferral Days" for accurate reporting.
  • Category: Patching

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Schedule​

  • Schedule Type: Schedule
  • Timezone: Local Machine Time
  • Start: <Current Date>
  • Trigger: Time At <Current Time>
  • Recurrence: Every day

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Targeted Resource​

Device Group: Manage Feature Update Deferral Days

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Completed Scheduled Task​

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Changelog​

2026-03-11​

  • Initial version of the document