Jump to content
Compatible Support Forums
Sign in to follow this  
Mugen C

Where in the registry to disable "Windows Update"

Recommended Posts

Hi There,

I am trying to disable the "Windows Update" function in the IE to prevent users from downloading updates without our permission.

 

Thanks and look forward to hear from you! smile

 

regards,

Mugen C

Share this post


Link to post

Which O/S are you running?

 

In 2k and XP go into Administartor Tools/Services and disable Auto update.

Share this post


Link to post

It's in Group Policy. Videobruce was partially correct, for 2000 SP3 and newer, and XP, you may also wish to disable autoupdate, or configure a server for SUS/SMS.

Share this post


Link to post

If your organization needs to block their users from using Windows Update to update Windows components, you can use the following registry hack for Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP :

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate

Name: DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

Type: REG_DWORD

Value: 1

 

 

 

Equivalent is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer DWORD value NoWindowsUpdate = 1

 

Another area to lockdown Internet Explorer is with the IEAK.

 

HTH smile

Share this post


Link to post

Another solution would be to block the windowsupdate site at your firewall. They could find updates elsewhere but at least the easiest to hit site for updates will be unavailable.

Share this post


Link to post

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×