This would allow installation of other software as well. Also with the UAC on, it will prompt for creditials. Charles , I don't want the users to have the ability to install any other programs or software, just be able to run Windows updates. That way an email can be sent out to the users and say " This is your courtesy reminder to install your updates before the end of the week". I know a WSUS would be most applicable but I have several clients at different locations and would l just like to send out some emails instead of having to manage something else.
It will autodownload the updates that you select and want to be installed. It will schedule when the process will be done. You can have it prompt the user to install the downloads that have been delivered to the computer.
Please check if you receive the elevated permissions prompt as following screenshot. If yes, according to the policy description, users will not see a User Account Control window and do not need elevated permissions to install these updates, except in the case of updates that contain User Interface , End User License Agreement , or Windows Update setting changes.
And if the policy is disable, it will occur as following screenshot. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Just checking in to see if the information was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance. Office Office Exchange Server. If this policy setting is not enabled, users will always see a User Account Control window, and they require elevated permissions to hide, restore, or cancel updates.
In Windows 7, this policy setting has no effect. Users will always see an Account Control window, and they require elevated permissions to do these tasks. In Windows 8 and Windows RT, this policy setting has no effect. Disabled Specifies that only logged-on administrators receive update notifications.
Note that in Windows 8 and Windows RT, this policy setting is enabled by default. Options: There are no options for this setting. Specifies whether Automatic Updates accepts updates that are signed by entities other than Microsoft when the update is found on an intranet Microsoft update service location.
Updates from a service other than an intranet Microsoft update service must always be signed by Microsoft. This policy setting doesn't affect them.
This policy is not supported on Windows RT. Enabling this policy won't have any effect on computers running Windows RT. Specifies whether a restart timer will always begin immediately after Windows Update installs important updates, instead of first notifying users on the sign-in screen for at least two days.
If the No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations policy setting is enabled, this policy has no effect. The restart timer can be configured to start with any value from 15 to minutes. When the timer runs out, the restart will proceed even if the computer has signed-in users. Disabled Specifies that Windows Update won't alter the computer's restart behavior. Options: If this setting is enabled, you can specify the amount of time that will elapse after updates are installed before a forced computer restart occurs.
Specifies the hours that Windows will use to determine how long to wait before checking for available updates. The exact wait time is determined by using the hours specified here minus 0 to 20 percent of the hours specified. For example, if this policy is used to specify a hour detection frequency, all clients to which this policy is applied will check for updates anywhere between 16 and 20 hours.
The Specify intranet Microsoft update service location setting must be enabled for this policy to have effect. If the Configure Automatic Updates policy setting is disabled, this policy has no effect. Options: If this setting is enabled, you can specify the time interval in hours that Windows Update waits before checking for updates. If this Group Policy setting is enabled, you must select one of the four options that the setting provides.
To use this setting, select Enabled. Then in Options under Configure automatic updating , select one of the options 2 , 3 , 4 , or 5.
When this setting is enabled, local administrators will be allowed to use the Windows Update control panel item to select a configuration option of their choice.
However, local administrators won't be allowed to disable the configuration for Automatic Updates. Users can then run Windows Update to download and install any available updates. The user is not notified or interrupted during the process. When the downloads are complete, users are notified that updates are ready to install.
Users can then run Windows Update to install the downloaded updates. If no schedule is specified, the default schedule for all installations will be every day at AM.
If any updates require a restart to complete the installation, Windows will restart the computer automatically. If a user is signed in to the computer when Windows is ready to restart, the user will be notified and given the option to delay the restart. Note that starting Windows 8, you can set updates to install during automatic maintenance instead of using a specific schedule tied to Windows Update.
Automatic maintenance will install updates when the computer is not in use, and will avoid installing updates when the computer is running on battery power. If automatic maintenance can't install updates within days, Windows Update will install updates right away. Users will then be notified about a pending restart. A pending restart will happen only if there's no potential for accidental data loss. For setting details, see the Maintenance Scheduler settings section of this article.
For example, a configuration option might be whether local administrators can choose a scheduled installation time. Local administrators won't be allowed to disable the configuration for Automatic Updates. Disabled Specifies that any client updates that are available from the public Windows Update service must be manually downloaded from the internet and installed.
Delay restart for scheduled installations Specifies the amount of time Automatic Updates will wait before proceeding with a scheduled restart. This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. Options: If this setting is enabled, you can specify the amount of time in minutes Automatic Updates waits before proceeding with a scheduled restart.
This policy setting enables you to specify whether the Install Updates and Shut Down option is permitted as the default choice in the Shut Down Windows dialog. Even when Windows Update is configured to receive updates from an intranet update service, it will periodically retrieve information from the public Windows Update service.
This information will enable future connections to Windows Update and other services, such as Microsoft Update or Microsoft Store. This policy applies only when the computer is configured to connect to an intranet update service by using the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location policy setting. Users who search for updates by using the Settings app or Control Panel will only see updates from the intranet update service.
They won't be presented with the Check online for updates from Windows Update option. Programs that use the Windows Update Agent APIs will be unable to search for updates against any service other than the intranet update service.
Disabled Specifies that computers can retrieve information from public update services. This policy applies only when this computer is configured to support the specified target group names in WSUS. If the target group name doesn't exist in WSUS, it will be ignored until it's created. If the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location policy setting is disabled or not configured, this policy has no effect.
Specifies whether Windows Update will use the Windows Power Management or Power Options features to automatically wake up the computer from hibernation if updates are scheduled for installation. The computer will automatically wake only if Windows Update is configured to install updates automatically. If the computer is in hibernation when the scheduled installation time occurs and there are updates to be applied, Windows Update will use the Windows Power Management or Power Options features to automatically wake the computer to install the updates.
Windows Update will also wake the computer and install an update if an installation deadline occurs. The computer won't wake unless there are updates to be installed. If the computer is on battery power, when Windows Update wakes it, it won't install updates. The computer will automatically return to hibernation in two minutes.
Specifies that to complete a scheduled installation, Automatic Updates will wait for the computer to be restarted by any user who is signed in, instead of causing the computer to restart automatically.
Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait before prompting again with a scheduled restart. Options: When this setting is enabled, you can specify the amount of time in minutes that will elapse before users are prompted again about a scheduled restart.
Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thanks, Jonathan askWinters. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Mouneshwar R. Hi Jonathan, The manual installation of operating system updates from the Microsoft Update Web site requires the operating system desktop to run with administrative rights, so, to use Microsoft Update, the user must log on with administrative credentials.
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