ENGDOCS-2985

Author: aevesdocker

content/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/configure-json-file.md

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ The following tables describe all available settings in the `admin-settings.json
 | `displayedOnboarding` |  | If `value` is set to `true`, the onboarding survey will not be displayed to new users. Setting `value` to `false` has no effect. |  Docker Desktop version 4.30 and later |
 | `desktopTerminalEnabled` |  | If `value` is set to `false`, developers cannot use the Docker terminal to interact with the host machine and execute commands directly from Docker Desktop. |  |
 |`exposeDockerAPIOnTCP2375`| Windows only| Exposes the Docker API on a specified port. If `value` is set to true, the Docker API is exposed on port 2375. Note: This is unauthenticated and should only be enabled if protected by suitable firewall rules.|  |
+| `silentModulesUpdate` | | If `value` is set to `true`, Docker Desktop automatically updates components that don't require a restart. For example, the Docker CLI or Docker Scout components. | Docker Desktop version 4.46 and later. |
 
 ### File sharing and emulation
 

content/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/settings-reference.md

@@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ if needed.
     - **General** settings in [Docker Desktop GUI](/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md)
     - Settings Management: `configurationFileVersion` setting in the [`admin-settings.json` file](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/configure-json-file.md)
 
+### Automatically update components
+
+| Default value | Accepted values | Format   |
+|---------------|-----------------|----------|
+| `true`        | `true`, `false` | Boolean  |
+
+- **Description:** Allow Docker Desktop to automatically update components that don't require a restart.
+- **OS:** {{< badge color=blue text="All" >}}
+- **Use case:** Automatically updates key Docker Desktop components such as Docker Compose, Docker Scout, the Docker CLI.
+- **Configure this setting with:**
+    - **General settings** in [Docker Desktop GUI](/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/software-updates.md)
+    - Settings Management: `silentModulesUpdate` setting in the [`admin-settings.json` file](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/configure-json-file.md)
+    - Settings Management: **Automatically update components** setting in the [Admin Console](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/configure-admin-console.md)
+
 ## Resources settings
 
 ### CPU limit