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Disable safeguards for Feature Updates

Enable this setting when Feature Updates should be deployed to devices without blocking on any safeguard holds. Safeguard holds are known compatibility issues that block the upgrade from being deployed to affected devices until the issue is resolved. Enabling this policy can allow an organization to deploy the Feature Update to devices for testing, or to deploy the Feature Update without blocking on safeguard holds.

Policy Details

Policy Name
DisableWUfBSafeguards
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Value Name
DisableWUfBSafeguards
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us