By following these steps you can remove the limitations to receive Windows 10 updates

A few hours ago Windows 10 October 2020 Update is a reality. Microsoft has begun distributing the new version of its operating system but as usual, since the deployment is progressive, it may still take time to reach all compatible computers

A security system, a kind of compatibility retention that seeks to prevent a possible problem or failure from spreading among a large number of devicesThrough Windows Update you will not be able to install the latest version of Windows, something that can change if you use this system.

More control in Windows Update

For those of you who don't want to wait for the update to hit your computer the old-fashioned way, Microsoft has left open a sort of back doorwith the patch released on Patch Tuesday in October. As echoed in Windows Latest, through a new support document, Microsoft warns that it has introduced a new Group Policy that offers the user greater control over Windows Update.

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This new group policy is called Disable Feature Update Protection and as the name suggests, allows the user to bypass the blocking of an update by Microsoft."

With the risks that this process can bring to our team (Microsoft limitations are for a reason), those who are interested can Activate this option by simply following these steps if you have Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 Enterprise

Steps to follow

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You must open the Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. If you do not have access to Group Policy Editor, you can acquire it by opening RegistryEditor and locating the HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft section \Windows"

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Open at that point WindowsUpdate and in case you don&39;t have a key, create a new one that is given the name WindowsUpdate. We give this a new 32-bit DWORD value and the name DisableWUfBSafeguards>."

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When you already have access to Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit>"

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Once the Group Policies (Policies) Editor is open, you must go to the Configuration path > Administrative templates>"

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You must open Windows Update and then click on Windows Update for Business and enable a new policy called Disable feature update protection by checking Enable>Group Policy Editor"

With these steps, Microsoft claims that protection holds will be bypassed and users can install feature updates. The funny thing is that with each update these changes are reverted and to activate them you must repeat the steps again.

More information | Microsoft Via | Windows Latest