CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

18.9.102.5 (L1) Ensure 'Remove access to “Pause updates” feature' is set to 'Enabled' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 1 (L1) - Corporate/Enterprise Environment (general use)

Description:

This policy removes access to "Pause updates" feature.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled .

Rationale:

In order to ensure security and system updates are applied, system administrators should control when updates are applied to systems.

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate:SetDisab lePauseUXAccess

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Remove access to “Pause updates” feature

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template WindowsUpdate.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 10 Release 1809 & Server 2019 Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

Users will not be able to select the "Pause updates" option in Windows Update to prevent updates from being installed on a system.

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