Windows update service Startup Type is change to Manual from Automatic

Question

Hi Team,

I need your help to identify the cause of the Windows update service Startup type is changed to Manual from Automatic on Windows 2012, 2016 & 2019 OS servers.

As checking that we don't have any GPO configured.

And, as per the eventviewer message "The start type of the Windows update service was changed from auto start to demand start" Event id: 7040

We can modify the service startup type from manual to auto through the script but we need to identify the cause.

Thanks in Advance!

Regards,
Srini

Answer 1

Never mind, Srini.
I check all my machines, include Server 2012R2, Server 2016 and Server 2019, even 2 Windows 10 machines, the Startup type of Windows update service on all of devices are Manual, not Automatic or Automatic Delayed Start.

This is a normal phenomenon, has nothing to do with your GPO configurations, and we don’t need to modify its state to Auto specially.
Maintain the status quo and update server regularly, enable Windows Defender, that’s enough.

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