How to Hide Preview Updates via Group policy?


win11freak

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As shown in my print screen, this is annoying as sometimes I would click on the Preview Updates button by mistake.

Is there a Group Policy Setting to prevent or hide this?

Thanks in Advance.
 

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While a GPO exists to block WU from auto-installing Previews, no policy exists to hide them from view.

Someone will chime in to suggest running WUMT or some WU blocker. Those don't really help, you can hide a specific KB only after it's offered. What they can't do is automatically hide a KB before it appears.

Unless you want to play "whack a mole" and hide each month's Preview as they show up.
 

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Seeing "You're up to date" is a good indication that any update listed is optional. That should be a good flag for the user to examine anything that follows before choosing to download it.
 

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