System admins may want to prevent automatic upgrading to new versions with a Windows release. There are registry keys to do this.
Describe the Solution You Would Like
An optional method to set the target version to the current version, thereby preventing feature updates.
Describe Alternatives You've Considered
In a private module, I address this with the following, leveraging a custom fact that queries the current release from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DisplayVersion.
# Prevent Feature updates by locking the current version
if $lock_current_version {
registry_value { 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\TargetReleaseVersion':
ensure => present,
type => 'dword',
data => '1',
}
registry_value { 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\TargetReleaseVersionInfo':
ensure => present,
type => 'string',
data => $facts['windows']['display_version'],
}
} else {
registry_value { 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\TargetReleaseVersion': ensure => absent }
}
Use Case
System admins may want to prevent automatic upgrading to new versions with a Windows release. There are registry keys to do this.
Describe the Solution You Would Like
An optional method to set the target version to the current version, thereby preventing feature updates.
Describe Alternatives You've Considered
In a private module, I address this with the following, leveraging a custom fact that queries the current release from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DisplayVersion
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