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SoftwareUpdateSettingsDeferralsObject

This object configures the deferral of software updates. Background Security Improvements aren’t considered in Major, Minor, or System deferral mechanism.

Declaration

object SoftwareUpdateSettingsDeferralsObject

Properties

NameTypeDescription
CombinedPeriodInDaysinteger

Specifies the number of days to defer a major or minor OS software update on the device. When set, software updates only appear after the specified delay, following the release of the software update.

Available: iOS 18+ | iPadOS 18+ | tvOS 18.4+ | visionOS 26+

MajorPeriodInDaysinteger

Specifies the number of days to defer a major OS software update on the device. When set, software updates only appear after the specified delay, following the release of the software update.

Available: macOS 15+

MinorPeriodInDaysinteger

Specifies the number of days to defer a minor OS software update on the device. It also defers major updates for iOS. When set, software updates only appear after the specified delay, following the release of the software update.

Available: macOS 15+

SystemPeriodInDaysinteger

Specifies the number of days to defer system or non-OS updates. When set, updates only appear after the specified delay, following the release of the update.

Available: macOS 15+

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