How to Disable Windows Automatic Updates
During a scripted installation we want Windows Automatic Updates to be disabled. We specified the following in the Sysprep answer file but Windows still comes up with automatic updated enabled:
oobeSystem Pass > Windows-Shell-Setup > OOBE > ProtectYourPC = '3'
Is there another way to do this?
oobeSystem Pass > Windows-Shell-Setup > OOBE > ProtectYourPC = '3'
Is there another way to do this?
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You can create a post-install task to run this command: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f This will just disable Windows Automatic Updates, not disable the Automatic Updates service.
You can create a post-install task to run this command: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f This will just disable Windows Automatic Updates, not disable the Automatic Updates service.
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Posted by:
warmep
12 years ago
You can also create a post-install task to run this command:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
This will just disable Windows Automatic Updates, not disable the Automatic Updates service.
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
This will just disable Windows Automatic Updates, not disable the Automatic Updates service.
Posted by:
smihi19
12 years ago
You might want to have a look at WuInstall. It disables the automatic Windows Updates and allows you to download and install the updates at a time that suites you best. You can download it for free: http://wuinstall.com/
Posted by:
mpace
12 years ago
If you skip machineOOBE I don't believe this setting will be applied from your answer file. If you post your sysprep answer file I might be able to help a bit more.
Posted by:
pumba100
12 years ago
ORIGINAL: mpace
If you skip machineOOBE I don't believe this setting will be applied from your answer file. If you post your sysprep answer file I might be able to help a bit more.
Here you go. Thanks for taking a look.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-ErrorReportingCore" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DisableWER>1</DisableWER>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<Home_Page>http://www.test.page/</Home_Page>
<ShowMenuBar>true</ShowMenuBar>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
<RegisteredOrganization>test</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>test</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>Central Standard Time</TimeZone>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Domain>********************</Domain>
<Password>**********</Password>
<Username>**********</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>******************</JoinDomain>
</Identification>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>NABUAGUAYwBoAHMAMgB1AHMAZQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
<Username>TestUser</Username>
</AutoLogon>
<Display>
<ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
<HorizontalResolution>1280</HorizontalResolution>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
<VerticalResolution>1024</VerticalResolution>
</Display>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>NABUAGUAYwBoAHMAMgB1AHMAZQBBAGQAbQBpAG4AaQBzAHQAcgBhAHQAbwByAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>NABUAGUAYwBoAHMAMgB1AHMAZQBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Name>Test1</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
</LocalAccount>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>YwBlAGwAZQByAHkANgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Name>Test2</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<TimeZone>Central Standard Time</TimeZone>
<DoNotCleanTaskBar>true</DoNotCleanTaskBar>
<TaskbarLinks>
<Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Outlook 2010.lnk</Link0>
<Link1>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Word 2010.lnk</Link1>
</TaskbarLinks>
<RegisteredOrganization>test</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>test</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="windowsPE">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ImageInstall>
<OSImage>
<InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>
</OSImage>
</ImageInstall>
<UserData>
<AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
</UserData>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog://w-tech-071950/deploymentshare$/operating systems/windows 7 enterprise sp1 x86/sources/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
Posted by:
pumba100
12 years ago
ORIGINAL: warmep
You can also create a post-install task to run this command:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
This will just disable Windows Automatic Updates, not disable the Automatic Updates service.
Many thanks. I would like to learn more about running registry edits like this. Is there a reference somewhere that describes all the registry commands and their associated parameters?
Posted by:
dchristian
12 years ago
pumba100,
Technet and Goolge are your best friends for stuff like this.
Technet and Goolge are your best friends for stuff like this.
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