Windows Automatic Updates is one feature that cannot be preconfigured in a machine ID template. Windows Automatic Update Cannot Use Template Accounts Patch Mgmt > Windows Auto Update can enable or disable this feature on managed machines. While Windows Millennium Edition (Me) has an Automatic Updates capability, it cannot be managed as the above operating systems can. Windows Automatic Updates is supported in the following operating systems: Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 SP3 or later. Windows Automatic Updates is a Microsoft tool that automatically delivers updates to a computer. The Windows Auto Update page determines whether Windows Automatic Updates on managed machines is disabled, left for the user to control, or configured.