Disable Windows Server Update via Powershell/CLI

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Create a file with notepad and paste below code, rename file as disable_update.ps1 then open Powershell as Admin then run it ./ps1

$WUSettings = (New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings
$WUSettings.NotificationLevel=1
$WUSettings.save()




$WindowsUpdatePath = "HKLM:SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\"
$AutoUpdatePath = "HKLM:SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"

If(Test-Path -Path $WindowsUpdatePath) {
Remove-Item -Path $WindowsUpdatePath -Recurse
}

New-Item -Path $WindowsUpdatePath
New-Item -Path $AutoUpdatePath

Set-ItemProperty -Path $AutoUpdatePath -Name NoAutoUpdate -Value 1

 

 

Published by Navdeep Singh

I'm working as Linux Administrator since 2017 and Redhat certified since 2016 in RHCSA, RHCE. I have a blog where i post solution and i started YouTube channel as well to help people in their Linux,Windows related stuff.

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