[Bug]: Missing Documentation - Editing / Adding Blocklist

[philliphall]

The problem

I had to dig into the code to figure out how to add an app exclusion after installation. Here is my suggested update to README.md.

BlockList Section (Under "## Configurations" > "### Keep some apps" > "#### BlockList")

You can exclude apps from the update job (for instance, apps you want to keep at a specific version or apps with built-in auto-update).

Create or edit 'excluded_apps.txt' in the WAU install directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\Winget-AutoUpdate\excluded_apps.txt). Add one winget package ID per line (not the app name or display string—use the exact ID from `winget list` or `winget search`).

Priority order (highest to lowest):
- Group Policy (GPO) registry settings
- Local 'excluded_apps.txt' file
- Default 'config\default_excluded_apps.txt' file

Wildcards (*) are supported for partial matches (e.g., `Mozilla.Firefox*` excludes all Firefox variants).```

### What version of WAU has the issue?

2.12.0

### What version of Windows are you using (ex. Windows 11 22H2)?

Windows 11 25H2

### What version of winget are you using?

1.28.240

### Log information

```txt

Additional information

No response

[philliphall]

And, sorry to sound unappreciative - thank you for an AWESOME app - I really do appreciate you putting it together and sharing with the community!

[Romanitho]

Hi!
First of all, thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write down this documentation update. We really appreciate the feedback!
You are entirely right: the documentation on some parts, including the Black/Whitelists, could definitely use some extra clarity, and your suggested addition is spot on.
Since your write-up is clear, would you mind opening a Pull Request (PR) with these changes? You will be automatically credited for your work in the next release!
Thanks again for helping make WAU better!

[riahc3]

I agree....the documentation isnt clear.

We are currently testing deploying Winget-AutoUpdate thru Intune and we would want to have a block list we want to add so certain enterprise apps do not get updated....

Please make that part a bit more clearer on how to implement it and what is supported.

[Romanitho]

I agree the documentation could be clearer.
For enterprise deployments (especially with Intune), it’s recommended to use the ADMX templates and configure via GPO or Intune policies rather than script parameters.
Documentation:
https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/tree/main/Sources/Policies
Each policy is well described.
To block apps from updating:

• Enable "Application GPO blacklist"
• Add the Winget package IDs to exclude

This approach is cleaner and more suitable for enterprise environments.