If you enable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned off. command. Enabled. This article helps you choose settings for Windows 10, version 1909 (build 18363) that should result in the best performance in a Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. And we always work hard to ensure the highest levels of confidentiality and data security. This policy setting turns off the active tests performed by the Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) to determine whether your computer is connected to the Internet or to a more limited network As part of determining the connectivity level, NCSI performs one of two active tests: downloading a page from a dedicated Web server or making a DNS request for a dedicated address. Users cannot pin the Store app to the Taskbar. Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions, Allow configuration updates for the Books Library. Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box, Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db file, Turn off tracking of last play time of games in the Games folder, Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup, Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. Disabled. There are also .NET updates and certain third-party components such as Adobe that have updates available through Windows Update. This setting lets you specify the default lock screen and logon image shown when no user is signed in, and also sets the specified image as the default for all users--it replaces the default image. If you enable this policy setting, "sync your settings" will be turned off, and none of the "sync your setting" groups will be synced on this device. With image-based VDI, there is a set of processes that must be performed to get updates to the image: On a given host, all the VMs on that host, that are derived from the base image must be shut down / turned off. Enabled. Like other items in Windows, ensure an item isn't needed before you consider disabling it. Later in this section there is information on how to remove UWP apps from your installation .WIM file. Removing access to unused features reduces footprint, network bandwidth, and attack surface. All settings in this guide are recommendations to be considered and are in no way requirements. When a VDI VM task reboots and discards all changes since last boot, optimizations intended for physical computers are not helpful. You can check every option, and then click OK. NOTE: This policy applies only when this device is configured to connect to an intranet update service using the "Specify intranet Microsoft update service location" policy. Enabled. Are you looking to log in to PBIS Rewards? For those VDI environments not connected to the Internet, security signatures can be downloaded several times per day, as Microsoft might release more than one signature update per day.