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Set-AppxPackageAutoUpdateSettings

Configures a specific Windows App's Auto Update and Repair settings.

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Microsoft Appx reference: Configures a specific Windows App's Auto Update and Repair settings. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Set-AppxPackageAutoUpdateSettings [-PackageFamilyName] <String> -AppInstallerUri <String>
 [-UpdateUris <String[]>] [-RepairUris <String[]>] [-OptionalPackages <String[]>]
 [-DependencyPackages <String[]>] [-EnableAutomaticBackgroundTask] [-ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion]
 [-DisableAutoRepairs] [-CheckOnLaunch] [-ShowPrompt] [-UpdateBlocksActivation]
 [-UseSystemPolicySource] [-HoursBetweenUpdateChecks <UInt32>] [-Version <String>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-AppxPackageAutoUpdateSettings. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Appx · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AppInstallerUri (required): Specifies the location of the AppInstaller file targeted by this Windows App.
-CheckOnLaunch: Specifies that the Windows App will check for new updates when the App is launched.
-DependencyPackages: Specifies any Dependency Packages being used by the Windows App.
-DisableAutoRepairs: Turns off the automatic repair of a broken Windows App.
-EnableAutomaticBackgroundTask: Specifies that the automation of updating and repairing will occur as a background task.
-ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion: Specifies that the next update of the Windows App can be of a higher or lower version.
-HoursBetweenUpdateChecks: Specifies the time between update checks allowed for a specific Windows App.
-HoursToPause (required): Specifies the duration of time in hours that the Windows App won't check for updates.
-OptionalPackages: Specifies the Optional Packages being used by the Windows App.
-PackageFamilyName (required): Specifies the Package Family Name of the Windows App which is being modified.
-PauseUpdates (required): Specifies if the Windows App updates are to be paused.
-RepairUris: Specifies the location which will be sourced from when repairing the Windows App.
-ShowPrompt: Specifies that if any action is occurring for the Windows App, a prompt will be displayed.
-UpdateBlocksActivation: Specifies that if an update is available for a Windows App, the App will prevent launching until the update has been installed.
-UpdateUris: Specifies the location which will be sourced from when updating the Windows App.
-UseSystemPolicySource: Specifies that an override can be applied to the Developer configured settings.
-Version: Specifies the version of the Update Settings being applied.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Appx module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Update the Auto Update settings for an App

Set-AppxPackageAutoUpdateSettings @params

This cmdlet will update the Auto Update settings of the PackageName_8h66172c634n0 Windows App to target an AppInstaller file on a network accessible file share every two hours, displaying a prompt to the user. Allowing for the Windows App to update to any version (higher or lower) despite the version of the installed Windows App. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Appx/Set-AppxPackageAutoUpdateSettings.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/appx/set-appxpackageautoupdatesettings?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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