id: automatic-windows-updates-disabled info: name: Automatic Windows Updates Disabled author: princechaddha severity: medium description: Checks if automatic Windows Updates are disabled. impact: | Without regular updates, systems may miss important security patches. remediation: | Enable automatic Windows Updates to ensure timely updates for system security. tags: windows,updates,disabled,windows-audit self-contained: true code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name NoAutoUpdate | Select-Object -ExpandProperty NoAutoUpdate matchers: - type: word words: - "1" # digest: 4a0a004730450221008cc4da04f1ea55e65589a1e1bb1128afa9de9420895ea356dec2058acb4f5d140220382a97ce89a7bcbba94873c8f20f746d158bdc6315e45820ca1e1ee2ebe8fdd8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950