Ophiel X Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update]"AUOptions"=dword:00000001"ScheduledInstallDay"=-"ScheduledInstallTime"=-"ScheduledInstallDate"=-"DownloadExpirationTime"=-"NextDetectionTime"=-i know this is common knowledge, but there are also a few keys there that can/should be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) All you need is thisWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00;This setting lets you specify if automatic updates are enabled on this computer.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001Nothing else matters since the policy setting will always take priority Edited June 1, 2006 by Yzöwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhc Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Not true...removing the key:HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauservwill take precedence over everything. You can put whatever you want in a policy, if the Automatic Updates service isn't in the registry, it HAS no policy!If the above key is removed, any/all keys associated with Automatic Updates can be removed as well. Oh, it would probably be a good idea to save a backup of the above key, just in case you want to re-install Automatic Updates in the future. And don't worry about the other Automatic Updates keys you delete, if you re-enable the service, it will re-create the keys for you.mhc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Why go to such extremes, surely this is sufficient:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]"Start"=dword:0x00000004You only have to break my feet to stop me running away, not chop both my legs off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhc Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 I suppose it's personal preference, but I would rather remove the entry (though keeping a backup!) than set it as disabled.mhc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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