IAutomaticUpdatesSettings::get_ReadOnly method (wuapi.h)

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06/24/2021

[IAutomaticUpdatesSettings::ReadOnly is no longer supported. Starting with Windows 10 calls to ReadOnly always return VARIANT_FALSE. However, IAutomaticUpdatesSettings::Save is a no-op, so no changes can be made.]

Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether the Automatic Update settings are read-only.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

HRESULT get_ReadOnly(
  VARIANT_BOOL *retval
);

Parameters

retval

Return value

None

Remarks

ReadOnly is VARIANT_TRUE if either of the following conditions is true:

The caller has insufficient security permissions to modify the Automatic Updates settings.
The current settings are enforced by Group Policy.

The caller can modify the settings in the IAutomaticUpdatesSettings interface only if ReadOnly is VARIANT_FALSE. The value of ReadOnly may change after calling Refresh.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server with SP3 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wuapi.h
Library	Wuguid.lib
DLL	Wuapi.dll