wum settings

Shows or changes WUM/Windows Update settings stored in the registry.

Synopsis

wum settings
wum settings show
wum settings set <key> <value>
wum settings reset

Subcommands

Subcommand Admin Detail
default / show No Shows current settings.
set <key> <value> Yes Changes one setting.
reset Yes Resets all settings to defaults after confirmation.

Setting keys

Key Values Detail
auto-download true / false Automatically download updates.
auto-install true / false Automatically install updates.
install-drivers true / false Include driver updates.
install-optional true / false Include optional updates.
notify-new true / false Notify when new updates exist.
notify-complete true / false Notify when install completes.
pause-metered true / false Pause on metered connections.
defer-feature 0-365 Defer feature updates in days.
defer-quality 0-30 Defer quality updates in days.
active-hours start-end Active hours, for example 8-22.

Booleans accept true, 1, yes, and on as true values.

Examples

wum settings
wum settings show
wum settings set auto-download true
wum settings set active-hours 9-18
wum settings set defer-feature 30
wum settings reset

Next: reboot


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