Windows 11: Setting Check for Updates to Check Against Microsoft Online

 If you need a computer to check against Microsoft for latest updates and the option is missing in the Settings menu, the following will enable it.

1-Close Settings menu.

2-Open Registry Editor.

3-Navigate to :


Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate



4-Modify the value of key from 0 to 1

5-Launch Setting and check the updates menu for drop down options for expected 'link' option


(Restart is not needed)