{"id":75085,"date":"2023-06-05T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=75085"},"modified":"2024-01-09T10:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:08:29","slug":"limit-user-access-to-certain-versions-of-windows","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/limit-user-access-to-certain-versions-of-windows","title":{"rendered":"Limit User Access to Certain Versions of Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Administrators can block end users from certain versions of Windows using JumpCloud&#8217;s Configure Windows Updates policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To modify your Configure Windows Updates policy to limit user access to certain Windows versions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open your existing Configure Windows Updates policy, or <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/get-started-policies\">create a new one<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Windows Update Policy, expand the&nbsp;<strong>Update Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable the&nbsp;<strong>Select the target<\/strong>&nbsp;option:<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"1150\" class=\"wp-image-87837\" style=\"width: 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_LIMIT.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_LIMIT.png 915w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_LIMIT-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_LIMIT-815x1024.png 815w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_LIMIT-768x965.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\">\n<li>After checking the&nbsp;<strong>Select the Target<\/strong>&nbsp;box, two new input fields will appear:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card important\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/important-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Important:<\/strong> \n<p>Both of the following input fields must be configured, otherwise this policy will not work.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Which Windows product version would you like to receive feature updates for?<\/strong> field, enter either Windows 10 or Windows 11, depending on which version you want to limit your users to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Target Version for Feature Updates<\/strong> field, specify the version of Windows you want to limit your users to. For more information, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-health\/supported-versions-windows-client\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Supported versions of Windows client<\/a>.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"296\" class=\"wp-image-87839\" style=\"width: 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_TARGET.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_TARGET.png 1056w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_TARGET-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_TARGET-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Windows_ConfigureWindowsUpdates_policy_TARGET-768x215.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save policy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>These devices will still receive quality and security updates related to the version specified.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Administrators can block end users from certain versions of Windows using JumpCloud&#8217;s Configure Windows Updates policy. 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