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Administrators can use WSUS with Group Policy for client-side configuration of the Automatic Updates client, ensuring that end-users can't disable or circumvent corporate update policies. WSUS does not require the use of Active Directory; client configuration can also be applied by Local Group Policy or by modifying the Windows registry.
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems (including Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11) that controls the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts.
And device encryption will be enabled by default by clean installation of Windows 11 24H2, called auto device encryption. [27] In September 2019 a new update was released (KB4516071 [28]) changing the default setting for BitLocker when encrypting a self-encrypting drive. Now, the default is to use software encryption for newly encrypted drives.
The Group Policy settings dialog box on Windows XP showing option to turn off AutoPlay. The only Group Policy settings available for AutoRun affect the NoDriveTypeAutoRun Registry entries. The policy is available on either a per-machine or a per-user basis reflecting the Registry entry location in either HKLM or HKCU.
Defer automatic installation of ordinary updates for 30 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, this feature is more difficult to access. [33] Defer automatic installation of Windows upgrades (a.k.a. "feature updates") for 365 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, these updates are no longer automatically offered. [33]
Enable/Disable system features such as automatic updates and System restore monitoring. Specify advanced features such as performance logs, virtual memory settings and roaming profiles. Moved to the Settings App on Windows 10, but the shortcut still exists. Clicking on it goes to the Settings App.
Windows 2000, for example, introduced support for displaying status messages (including verbose messages that can be turned on through Group Policy) about the current state to the user (e.g. "Applying computer settings."), and starting applications in the user's context; this facilitates restarting Windows Explorer automatically if it crashes ...
In Windows Vista and later, System Restore is designed for larger volumes. [14] By default, it uses 15% of the volume's space. [10] File paths monitored – Up to Windows XP, files are backed up only from certain directories. On Windows Vista and later, this set of files is defined by monitored extensions outside of the Windows folder, and ...