diff --git a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.ps1 b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.ps1
index 9779daf..ba48f0b 100644
--- a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.ps1
+++ b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.ps1
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ function Get-UIConfig {
         RemoveFFU                   = $window.FindName('chkRemoveFFU').IsChecked
         RemoveUpdates               = $window.FindName('chkRemoveUpdates').IsChecked
         ShareName                   = $window.FindName('txtShareName').Text
-        UpdateADK                   = $true # Parameter from Sample_default.json, no UI control
+        UpdateADK                   = $script:chkUpdateADK.IsChecked
         UpdateEdge                  = $window.FindName('chkUpdateEdge').IsChecked
         UpdateLatestCU              = $window.FindName('chkUpdateLatestCU').IsChecked
         UpdateLatestDefender        = $window.FindName('chkUpdateLatestDefender').IsChecked
@@ -1713,6 +1713,8 @@ $window.Add_Loaded({
         $window.FindName('txtUsername').Text = $script:generalDefaults.Username
         $window.FindName('chkBuildUSBDriveEnable').IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.BuildUSBDriveEnable
         $window.FindName('chkCompactOS').IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.CompactOS
+        $script:chkUpdateADK = $window.FindName('chkUpdateADK') # Assign chkUpdateADK
+        $script:chkUpdateADK.IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.UpdateADK # Set default for chkUpdateADK
         $window.FindName('chkOptimize').IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.Optimize
         $window.FindName('chkAllowVHDXCaching').IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.AllowVHDXCaching
         $window.FindName('chkCreateCaptureMedia').IsChecked = $script:generalDefaults.CreateCaptureMedia
@@ -3009,6 +3011,7 @@ $btnLoadConfig.Add_Click({
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'txtUsername' -PropertyName 'Text' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'Username' -WindowInstance $window
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkBuildUSBDriveEnable' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'BuildUSBDrive' -WindowInstance $window
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkCompactOS' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'CompactOS' -WindowInstance $window
+                Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkUpdateADK' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'UpdateADK' -WindowInstance $window # Added for UpdateADK
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkOptimize' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'Optimize' -WindowInstance $window
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkAllowVHDXCaching' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'AllowVHDXCaching' -WindowInstance $window
                 Set-UIValue -ControlName 'chkAllowExternalHardDiskMedia' -PropertyName 'IsChecked' -ConfigObject $configContent -ConfigKey 'AllowExternalHardDiskMedia' -WindowInstance $window
diff --git a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.xaml b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.xaml
index ec0b647..213dd2e 100644
--- a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.xaml
+++ b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM_UI.xaml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
                         <WrapPanel Grid.Row="7" Margin="0,5">
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkBuildUSBDriveEnable" Content="Build USB Drive" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will partition and format a USB drive and copy the captured FFU to the drive."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkCompactOS" Content="Compact OS" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will compact the OS when building the FFU."/>
+                            <CheckBox x:Name="chkUpdateADK" Content="Update ADK" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, the script will check for and install/update to the latest Windows ADK and WinPE add-on."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkOptimize" Content="Optimize" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will optimize the OS when building the FFU."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkAllowVHDXCaching" Content="Allow VHDX Caching" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, will cache the VHDX file to cache folder and create a config json file to track Windows build information."/>
                             <CheckBox x:Name="chkCreateCaptureMedia" Content="Create Capture Media" Margin="5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Tag="When set to $true, this will create WinPE capture media for use when InstallApps is set to $true."/>
diff --git a/FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.psm1 b/FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.psm1
index 7429089..afc7bfe 100644
--- a/FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.psm1
+++ b/FFUDevelopment/FFUUI.Core/FFUUI.Core.psm1
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ function Get-GeneralDefaults {
         InstallDrivers              = $false
         CopyDrivers                 = $false
         CopyPEDrivers               = $false
+        UpdateADK                   = $true # Added for UpdateADK UI control
     }
 }