You can create a .reg file (e.g. disable_windows_updates.reg
) with the following content, and execute it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:0000000a
"AUOptions"=dword:00000005
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000000
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001
"DetectionFrequencyEnabled"=dword:00000001
"DetectionFrequency"=dword:0000000c
"AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000000
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
result:
To remove the "some settings are managed by your system administrator" message and make field editable again:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate]
Result:
If you want to remove downloaded but not installed windows updates:
- Start > Search> (type in)
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution
> [OK]
- Open the
Download
folder and delete its contents
If you suspect that some Windows updates got installed, you can use Powershell to search for installed Windows updates: the command Get-Hotfix
retrieves all current installed updates on the machine, as shown below.
PS C:\Users\Franck> Get-Hotfix
Source Description HotFixID InstalledBy InstalledOn
------ ----------- -------- ----------- -----------
FRANCKD-PC Update KB2841134 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Update KB2670838 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Update KB2592687 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Security Update KB2479943 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Security Update KB2491683 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Update KB2506014 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Security Update KB2506212 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
FRANCKD-PC Update KB2506928 11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
Alternatively, in cmd.exe
, you can execute wmic qfe list
:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\ANNs>wmic qfe list
Caption CSName Description FixC
omments HotFixID InstallDate InstalledBy InstalledOn Name Se
rvicePackInEffect Status
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133041 FRANCKD-PC Update
KB2841134 11/18/2013
http://support.microsoft.com/ FRANCKD-PC Update
KB2670838 11/18/2013
http://support.microsoft.com/ FRANCKD-PC Update
KB2592687 11/18/2013
If you need to uninstall a Windows update, in cmd.exe
, you can execute wusa /uninstall /kb:<kbnumber>
, e.g.:
wusa /uninstall /kb:3110329