Policy

Disable downloading updates automatically

Prevent setup from downloading updates automatically for all installed Visual Studio products. You can change the value anytime.

Policy

PackVisual Studio

CategoryInstall and Update Settings

Policy IDb11a9b45e106

Internal nameBackgroundDownloadDisabled

Registry

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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\BackgroundDownloadDisabled (enabled) = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\BackgroundDownloadDisabled (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Prevent setup from downloading updates automatically for all installed Visual Studio products. You can change the value anytime.

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