Windows 10: Windows 10 group policy update settings changes automatically

Dear all I have windows 10 pro and I have edited the group policy for windows update and has set it to notify me to download.
My problem is that after a few days windows automatically download updates and install them though I had set it to notify to download. It seems that the settings are not permanent and windows resets the group policy settings.
How can i make the settings permanent?

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windows 10 auto update ignoring group policy settings

hi

i am running windows 10 pro 64bit and i have used the group policy setting for windows
Windows automatic Update and changed it to auto download and notify for install but when i open windows update and check for updates it downloads them and then install them ignoring the group policy setting

 

Disable Automatic Updates Button in Windows 10 Build 1607 and 1703

According to this article
Fixing Windows 10 Automatic Updates Installation Problem - Method 6 in the article:

{snip...} there is a small glitch. Since Microsoft has completely replaced old Windows Update program with a new modern app in Windows 10, the Group Policy or Registry tweak to change Windows
Update settings don't work immediately. Even after restarting your computer or executing
gpupdate /force command, the changes are not applied in Windows Update window.

Then how to force Windows 10 to apply our Group Policy or Registry changes? Its actually very simple!
You just need to click on "Check for updates" button in Windows Update.

As soon as you click on the button, Windows will immediately apply the changes.

So you need to let Windows Update check for new updates at least once after you make changes in Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor.

 

Rizvi,

I have done the same GP change also, one thing I ran across prior to upgrade was to be sure to manually hit the "check for updates" then look under advanced settings and it should say "Notify to download" on that screen, after changing the GP settings to # 2.

Also be sure to do a full re-boot (shut down - startup) unless you have fast startup disabled.

Note: I have just upgraded 1-15 so still waiting for an update, but I am interested if there are additional settings required.

Bill

 

Rizvi,

To further update your concerns I just got my first update after setting GP to option #2 (for notify when available) and I got the message via action center when booting up this evening. I clicked on the notification and then had to click for download and it downloaded the update and installed it, then it ask to either schedule a restart or there was a button to restart now.

This accentually is the windows 7 behavior that I wanted.

One quirk that can be confusing is if you have the box checked for "other" Microsoft products if there are non OS related updates (for apps and such) they will be installed in the background even with option #2 selected. This is a change from windows 7, but one I can live with, I just want to know what the hart of system is doing and have an opportunity to check what an update is for before windows decides for me.

Hope you got your working -- Bill