Merge pull request #8330 from simonxjx/simon-3

AB#4215: "Check Online for Updates from Microsoft Update" option is invisible

Author: Simonx Xu

support/mem/configmgr/os-deployment/check-online-updates-unavailable.md

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+---
+title: No Option to Check Online for Updates from Microsoft Update
+description: Fixes an issue in which the Check online for updates from Microsoft Update option is unavailable after upgrading an OS to Windows 11, version 24H2.
+ms.date: 03/03/2025
+ms.reviewer: kaushika, lamosley
+ms.custom: sap:Operating Systems Deployment (OSD)\Task Sequence Step for Applying Windows Settings
+---
+# "Check online for updates from Microsoft Update" option is unavailable
+
+## Symptoms
+
+After you upgrade an operating system to Windows 11, version 24H2 using a task sequence in Configuration Manager, the **Check online for updates from Microsoft Update** option becomes invisible and unavailable.
+
+## Cause
+
+Before the upgrade, the task sequence engine enables the following local group policy to prevent the client from connecting to Microsoft Update:
+
+- **Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations**
+
+  > [!NOTE]
+  > The group policy is located under **Local Computer Policy** > **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Windows Components** > **Windows Update** > **Manage updates offered from Windows Server Update Service**.
+
+Once the upgrade is complete and the task sequence finishes, the task sequence disables the group policy. This group policy is controlled by the following registry key:
+
+- Registry key: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate`
+- Value name: `DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations`
+- Value data:
+  - `1` = **Enabled**
+  - `0` = **Disabled**
+
+However, when the registry value is set to `0`, the **Check online for updates from Microsoft Update** option is hidden in Windows 11, version 24H2.
+
+## Resolution
+
+To resolve this issue, change the state of the local group policy to **Not Configured**, which removes the registry value (`DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations`).

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