Specify deadline for automatic updates and restarts for quality update

ComputerNeeds changes for IntuneComplianceDeadline

Supported on At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709

25H2 · 1.0

What it does

This policy lets you specify the number of days before quality updates are installed on devices automatically, and a grace period after which required restarts occur automatically. Set deadlines for quality updates to meet your compliance goals. Updates will be downloaded and installed as soon as they are offered and automatic restarts will be attempted outside of active hours. Once the deadline has passed, restarts will occur regardless of active hours, and users will not be able to reschedule. If the deadline is set to 0 days, the update will be installed immediately upon offering, but might not finish within the day due to device availability and network connectivity. Set a grace period for quality updates to guarantee users a minimum time to manage their restarts once updates are installed. Users will be able to schedule restarts during the grace period and Windows can still automatically restart outside of active hours if users choose not to schedule restarts. The grace period might not take effect if users already have more than the number of days set as grace period to manage their restart, based on deadline configurations. You can set the device to delay restarting until both the deadline and grace period have expired. If you disable or do not configure this policy, devices will get updates and will restart according to the default schedule. This policy will override the following policies: 1. Specify deadline before auto restart for update installation 2. Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for updates 3. Always automatically restart at the scheduled time 4. Configure Automatic Updates

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value name: SetComplianceDeadlineForQU
When enabled: DWORD 1
When disabled: DWORD 0

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

In Intune

No native CSP; import the ADMX (needs changes first).

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Deadline (days)RequiredDefault: 7	Drop-down list	`ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates`	0`0` 1`1` 2`2` 3`3` 4`4` 5`5` 6`6` 7`7` 8`8` 9`9` 10`10` 11`11` 12`12` 13`13` 14`14` 15`15` 16`16` 17`17` 18`18` 19`19` 20`20` 21`21` 22`22` 23`23` 24`24` 25`25` 26`26` 27`27` 28`28` 29`29` 30`30`
Grace period (days)RequiredDefault: 2	Drop-down list	`ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod`	0`0` 1`1` 2`2` 3`3` 4`4` 5`5` 6`6` 7`7`
Don't auto-restart until end of grace periodDefault: unchecked	Checkbox	`ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates`	On (1) or off (0)

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates"=-
"ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates"=dword:00000007
"ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod"=dword:00000002
"SetComplianceDeadlineForQU"=dword:00000001

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Specify deadline for automatic updates and restarts for quality update
# Name: ComplianceDeadline
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsUpdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'SetComplianceDeadlineForQU' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 7

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

Remove-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates'

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsUpdate/ComplianceDeadline

ADMX SyncML candidate

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsUpdate/ComplianceDeadline</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates" value="7"/&gt;
&lt;data id="ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod" value="2"/&gt;
&lt;data id="ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates" value="false"/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Specify deadline for automatic updates and restarts for quality update
# Name: ComplianceDeadline
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsUpdate.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'SetComplianceDeadlineForQU' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetComplianceDeadlineForQU') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 7
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 2
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod') | Out-Null
}

$exists = Test-RegistryValueExists -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates'
if ($exists) {
    $reasons.Add('Value should be absent: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Specify deadline for automatic updates and restarts for quality update
# Name: ComplianceDeadline
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsUpdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'SetComplianceDeadlineForQU' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 7

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

Remove-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate' -Name 'ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates'

History 5 retained releases

24H2 · 1.030 Sep 2024
- Renamed Specify deadline~~[removed: s]~~ for automatic updates and restarts[added: for quality update]
- Description This policy lets you specify the number of days before quality ~~[removed: and feature ]~~updates are installed on devices automatically, and a grace period after which required restarts occur automatically. Set deadlines for ~~[removed: feature updates and ]~~quality updates to meet your compliance goals. Updates will be downloaded and … due to device availability and network connectivity. Set a grace period for~~[removed: feature updates and]~~ quality updates to guarantee users a minimum time to manage their restarts …
  Whole description, marked
  This policy lets you specify the number of days before quality ~~[removed: and feature ]~~updates are installed on devices automatically, and a grace period after which required restarts occur automatically. Set deadlines for ~~[removed: feature updates and ]~~quality updates to meet your compliance goals. Updates will be downloaded and installed as soon as they are offered and automatic restarts will be attempted outside of active hours. Once the deadline has passed, restarts will occur regardless of active hours, and users will not be able to reschedule. If the deadline is set to 0 days, the update will be installed immediately upon offering, but might not finish within the day due to device availability and network connectivity. Set a grace period for~~[removed: feature updates and]~~ quality updates to guarantee users a minimum time to manage their restarts once updates are installed. Users will be able to schedule restarts during the grace period and Windows can still automatically restart outside of active hours if users choose not to schedule restarts. The grace period might not take effect if users already have more than the number of days set as grace period to manage their restart, based on deadline configurations. You can set the device to delay restarting until both the deadline and grace period have expired. If you disable or do not configure this policy, devices will get updates and will restart according to the default schedule. This policy will override the following policies: 1. Specify deadline before auto restart for update installation 2. Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for updates 3. Always automatically restart at the scheduled time 4. Configure Automatic Updates
- The policy's own registry value Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\SetComplianceDeadline[added: ForQU]
- Option removed ~~[removed: Deadline (days) (ConfigureDeadlineForFeatureUpdates)]~~
- Option removed ~~[removed: Grace Period (days) (ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriodForFeatureUpdates)]~~
- Option removed ~~[removed: Don't auto-restart until end of grace period (ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoReboot)]~~
- New option [added: Don't auto-restart until end of grace period (ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates)]
- Editor controls or their defaults changed.
22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

3 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: ComplianceDeadline
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate
Template file: WindowsUpdate.admx
Release: Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineForQU_Title)" explainText="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineForQU_Help)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" name="ComplianceDeadline" presentation="$(presentation.ComplianceDeadlineForQU_Title)" valueName="SetComplianceDeadlineForQU" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:WindowsUpdateExperience" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3" />
      <enabledValue>
        <decimal value="1" />
      </enabledValue>
      <disabledValue>
        <decimal value="0" />
      </disabledValue>
      <elements>
        <enum id="ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates" required="true" valueName="ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates">
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay0)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay1)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay2)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay3)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay4)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="4" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay5)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="5" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay6)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="6" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay7)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="7" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay8)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="8" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay9)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="9" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay10)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="10" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay11)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="11" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay12)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="12" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay13)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="13" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay14)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="14" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay15)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="15" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay16)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="16" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay17)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="17" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay18)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="18" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay19)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="19" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay20)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="20" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay21)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="21" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay22)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="22" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay23)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="23" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay24)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="24" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay25)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="25" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay26)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="26" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay27)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="27" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay28)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="28" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay29)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="29" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay30)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="30" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <enum id="ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod" required="true" valueName="ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod">
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay0)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay1)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay2)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay3)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay4)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="4" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay5)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="5" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay6)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="6" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ComplianceDeadlineDay7)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="7" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <boolean id="ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates" valueName="ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="ComplianceDeadlineForQU_Title" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="7" noSort="true" refId="ConfigureDeadlineForQualityUpdates">Deadline (days):</dropdownList>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="2" noSort="true" refId="ConfigureDeadlineGracePeriod">Grace period (days):</dropdownList>
        <text />
        <checkBox defaultChecked="false" refId="ConfigureDeadlineNoAutoRebootForQualityUpdates">Don't auto-restart until end of grace period</checkBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
sha256:4b3cb6917b5e5b7cd142c0157f10882786b3e9ee67c29fd7b8f4c6cb2eec5fe7
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
          <or>
              <range minVersionIndex="13" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
          </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:category:WindowsUpdateCat
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsUpdateCat)" name="WindowsUpdateCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:category:WindowsUpdateExperience
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsUpdateExperience)" name="WindowsUpdateExperience" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:WindowsUpdateCat" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
<product displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows)" name="MicrosoftWindows" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000" versionIndex="1">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3" versionIndex="3" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4" versionIndex="4" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP" versionIndex="2">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003" versionIndex="3">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2" versionIndex="3" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista" versionIndex="4">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008)" name="WindowsServer2008" versionIndex="5">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_RTM)" name="WindowsServer2008_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_R2)" name="WindowsServer2008_R2" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7)" name="MicrosoftWindows7" versionIndex="6">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows7_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer8)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer8" versionIndex="7">
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Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
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Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3
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              <range minVersionIndex="13" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
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<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0_RS3">At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:category:WindowsUpdateCat
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsUpdateCat)" name="WindowsUpdateCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:WindowsUpdateCat">Windows Update</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:category:WindowsUpdateExperience
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsUpdateExperience)" name="WindowsUpdateExperience" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:WindowsUpdateCat" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsUpdate:WindowsUpdateExperience">Manage end user experience</string></strings>