Skip Windows Updates
- Thread starter Phearin
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I have randomly seen this new Feature Update screen, it's a recent W11 OOBE change that's pushed out if you're not using Unattended mode to skip past the OOBE screens. So far, I don't know how Windows decides whether you get this immediate Update.
A few possible workarounds:
Other than that, I haven't found many online references to this new behavior.
It's probably pushed through OOBE ZDP (Zero Day Patch), since I was using a clean 23H2 ISO and didn't use Dynamic Update. So it's not something you can block by editing the image, since OOBE is mandatory so you can get a working desktop (unless you sysprepped an image).
UPDATE: I removed the OOBE lines from my answer file, and it didn't pick me this time. Maybe it's a random A/B test (where some users are chosen to beta test an upcoming change).
A few possible workarounds:
- Enable Unattended mode to skip all the screens. Do not change SkipUserOOBE or SkipMachineOOBE to true, as it can trigger other problems.
- Fully update your install image, so Windows Update has nothing to do.
Other than that, I haven't found many online references to this new behavior.
It's probably pushed through OOBE ZDP (Zero Day Patch), since I was using a clean 23H2 ISO and didn't use Dynamic Update. So it's not something you can block by editing the image, since OOBE is mandatory so you can get a working desktop (unless you sysprepped an image).
UPDATE: I removed the OOBE lines from my answer file, and it didn't pick me this time. Maybe it's a random A/B test (where some users are chosen to beta test an upcoming change).
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I've been testing a new Unattended install for the past week, and have re-installed the same 23H2 image about 40-50 times in a row. And finally got another one of these Update screens. So this confirms MS is randomly picking which users get it.
24H2 will be forcing these OOBE Updates for AutoPilot-enrolled devices, with no way to block them.
Cumulative updates will be installed during OOBE, like it or not
Cumulative updates will be installed during OOBE, like it or not
It has become more critical in term of user experiences since it does consume lots of time where this features could push/installation after user has login into the windows at the backend running.
Eyevou on Discord shared this trick for blocking 24H2's OOBE Update:
Integrate this reg key into the offline image. Please note this setting also disables Content Delivery Manager, which manages Spotlight wallpapers, News & Interests and other content feeds.
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent]
"DisableCloudOptimizedContent"=dword:00000001Integrate this reg key into the offline image. Please note this setting also disables Content Delivery Manager, which manages Spotlight wallpapers, News & Interests and other content feeds.