Check if Auto Update is enabled on a server using Desired Configured Monitoring Solution
This post helps you figure out how to check if Auto Update is enabled on a server! Well, Auto Update can be found in the registry at the location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\windows\WindowsUpdate\AU. The Registry Value is NoAutoUpdate. The desired value (data) is 1. Following are the details for each of the elements.
Data Source:
Type: Registry
Name: Reg DS for checking auto update
Hive Name: HKLM
Key name: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Setting:
Registry Value: NoAutoUpdate
Rule:
Name: CheckAutoUpdate
Type: Active
Query Expression: NoAutoUpdate != '1'
Event Description: Auto Update is not configured properly!
Event ID: 123
Severity: Error
Attached is a sample manifest for your reference. Thanks!
