How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy

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Let’s discuss how to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of the Month using Intune Policy. This policy lets IT administrators decide when updates should be installed on managed devices. By setting it up, updates will run on a fixed schedule during the first week of each month.

This makes update management more consistent and helps avoid unexpected interruptions for users. The policy works with an integer value to help you control scheduling. If set to 0, no updates are scheduled in the first week of the month, and devices will follow their default or manually configured update timelines.

If you set the value to 1, updates will be installed automatically during the first week of every month. This allows organisations to plan their update cycles in line with business needs, making sure important patches are applied on time without causing unnecessary disruption to users.

By using this Intune policy, IT administrators can easily configure devices to install updates automatically during the first week of each month. This helps you to create a predictable update cycle, giving admins more control over when updates are delivered and reducing the risk of unexpected downtime.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy

This policy helps IT admins simplify update management. Instead of tracking update times across devices, they can align all installations to a fixed schedule, making monitoring and compliance checks much easier. The below table helps you to show the steps.

  • Sign in to Intune Admin Center
  • Go to Devices and select Configuration
  • Click Create and select New Policy
  • Choose Windows 10 and later as the platform
  • Select Settings Catalog as the profile type
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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.1

Basics – Schedule Updates in the First Week of the Month

In the Basics section, provide the required details for the policy. Enter a Name (for example, Scheduled Install First Week) and add a Description such as How to Schedule Updates Every First Week of the Month using Intune Policy. For the Platform, select Windows to ensure the policy applies to Windows devices.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.2

Settings Catalog – Add and Configure Update Settings

The Settings Catalog allows you to pick the exact settings you want to manage. Click Add settings to either browse through the catalog or use the search option to quickly find the setting you need to configure. This makes it easier for IT admins to apply only the required policies without affecting other configurations.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.3

Configuring Scheduled Install First Week Using Intune Settings Picker

The Settings Picker in Intune, available within the Settings Catalog, allows IT administrators to easily locate and configure the required settings. In the Settings Picker window, type the keyword Windows Update for Business in the search bar. From the results, select “Scheduled install first week” to add it to your policy for configuration.

Note: This policy will only take effect if Update → AllowAutoUpdate is set to option 3 or 4 for scheduled installation.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.4

Scheduled Install First Week Default Settings

The “Scheduled Install First Week” setting in Intune uses integer values to define the update schedule. Setting the value to 0 (default) means no updates are scheduled during the first week of the month. Setting the value to 1 schedules updates to occur automatically every first week of the month. make heading

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.5

Update is Scheduled Every First Week of the Month

Selecting the option “Update is scheduled every first week of the month” ensures updates are installed on a fixed schedule, helping maintain system security and stability without disrupting users. After selecting the option click Next to proceed.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.6

Scope Tags

A scope tag helps you to filter and control access to devices, users, or policies. It helps IT administrators assign management permissions based on groups, regions, departments, or roles. The below screenshots helps you to show more details.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.7

Assigning the Policy to HTMD CPC Test Group

The Assignments tab is the fourth tab in Intune policy deployment. It is an important step because it lets you assign the policy to a specific group of users or devices, ensuring the settings are applied only to the intended targets.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.8

Review Plus Create

The Review + Create tab in Intune is the final step when creating a policy. It allows IT administrators to review all the settings and configurations before applying the policy. Once everything looks correct, you can click Create to deploy the policy

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.9

Policy Creation Confirmation – Scheduled Install First Week

After the policy is created, a notification appears confirming that the “Scheduled Install First Week” policy has been successfully created. This lets IT administrators know that the policy is now ready and will be applied to the assigned devices or groups.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.10

Scheduled Install First Week Policy Status

The Device and User Check-in Status shows the current state of the policy deployment. In this case, 1 device succeeded, while there are no errors, conflicts, or devices in progress, and 0 devices are marked as not applicable. This helps IT administrators quickly see how the policy is being applied.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.11

Client Side Verification

The MDM PolicyManager has applied the ScheduledInstallFirstWeek policy in the Update area. The policy is set with a value of 1 for the device associated with the given Enrollment ID. This shows that the update schedule is active, and the policy is applied to the device under the specified enrollment and scope.

  • Event Viewer > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider > Admin
  • Search for Event ID 813 or 814 for configuration profile status updates.

MDM PolicyManager: Set policy int, Policy: (ScheduledInstallFirstWeek), Area: (Update),
EnrollmentID requesting merge: (EB427D85-802F-46D9-A3E2-D5B414587F63), Current User:
(Device), Int: (0x1), Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope: (0x0).

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.12

Windows CSP Details Scheduled Install First Week

This policy allows IT administrators to schedule Windows update installations on specific weeks of the month. Each ScheduledInstallWeek policy uses an integer value to define the week for updates, based on numeric days of the month.

PolicyDays Covered
ScheduledInstallFirstWeek First week (Days 1–7)
ScheduledInstallSecondWeek Second week (Days 8–14)
ScheduledInstallThirdWeek Third week (Days 15–21)
ScheduledInstallFourthWeek Fourth week (Days 22–31)
How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Table 1
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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.13

How to Remove the Assigned Group from the Policy

The ScheduledInstallWeek policy lets you choose which week of the month an update should be installed, while the ScheduledInstallDay policy specifies the day of the week for the update (for example, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2). By combining these two settings, you can schedule updates very easily.

Read more – How to Remove Assigned Group from Energy Saver Battery Threshold Policy in Intune Settings Catalog.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.14

Delete Scheduled Install First Week Policy

If a device is not available at the scheduled time, the installation of updates can be postponed until the next month. This ensures that updates are still applied while minimizing disruptions to users and maintaining system security.

Read more – How to Delete Allow Clipboard History Policy in Intune Step by Step Guide.

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How to Schedule Windows Updates Every First Week of Month using Intune Policy – Fig.15

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for 10 consecutive years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is also a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.

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