Where in the registry to disable "Windows Update"

[Mugen C 0]

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!

 

regards,

Mugen C

[Silver-Dagger 0]

Just do not give the users admin rights.

[videobruce 0]

Which O/S are you running?

 

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

[adamvjackson 0]

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.

[Newumbrella 0]

You can even disable it at control panel(98/ME/2000) or system properties(xp).

[DS3Circuit 0]

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

[DosFreak 2]

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.