/settings

Shows, changes, or resets Windows Update preferences.

Synopsis

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

Subcommands

Subcommand	Detail
none	Same as show.
show	Show current settings.
set <key> <value>	Set one preference.
reset	Reset preferences to defaults.

Common keys

Key	Example
auto-download	/settings set auto-download true
active-hours	/settings set active-hours 9-18
defer-feature	/settings set defer-feature 30

Behavior

/settings show is read-only. /settings set and /settings reset require Administrator.

Use quotes if a value needs spaces.

Examples

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

Implementation detail: settings behavior

Next: /reboot