Firstly..
- How To Disable Windows Update Gpo
- Disable Windows Update Gpo Registry Editor
- Windows 10 Update Registry
- Disable Windows Update Gpo Registry Edition
- Update Gpo Command
Before you start reading this, you should be familiar with the DualScan Feature of Windows 10. Find more information on the following blog posts.
- Here is a trick to disable Windows 10 updates and minimize Windows 10 data usage. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Updates. Click on Edit policy setting to open the Configure Automatic Updates. I was searching for disable windows update but i could not find any legitimate way to.
- To disable access to Windows Update and Automatic Updates on a per-user basis, configure Remove links and access to Windows Update in User Configuration Administrative Templates Start Menu and Taskbar. Enabling this policy setting removes access to Windows Update features for the specified user, but Automatic Updates still checks for updates for the computer and does not notify users with this policy set.
If you decided to disable DualScan (Do not allow update deferral policies to cause scan against Windows Update - Enabled) this post is for you.
But by Performing some Advanced Tweaks ( Such as Disable Windows update service, Tweak on Windows registry editor, Using group policy ) We can Control The Windows 10 Automatic Update installation. Let’s Discuss the steps to Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates Installation.
Let's double check that!
To check if dualscan is disabled. Simple run the following PowerShell commands on your target machines.
$MUSM = New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager'
$MUSM.Services | select Name, IsDefaultAUService
Verify that DefaultAUService is WSUS. Also make sure that you have the following reg key set to 1.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DisableDualScan REG_DWORD 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DisableDualScan REG_DWORD 1
Note: The recent SCCM Client configures a local policy if Software Updates are enabled via Client settings.
Which GPO does what?
Let's assume you want to control:
- the 'Check for Updates' Button to be disabled or not
- Note: the Button has no use if dualscan is disabled.
- The Link 'Check online for updates from Microsoft Update' whether it is shown or not
- Note: a click on the link would fetch updates and upgrades from Microsoft Update
- Whether you can manually search for drivers against Microsoft Update in the Device Manager or not
- Whether drivers are updated via Microsoft Update, WSUS or not at all
- Whether Apps are getting updates from the Microsoft Store or not
then find your scenario in the following table:
Notes*dis = disabled, *rem = removed, *SUP = SCCM's Software Update Point or WSUS
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Where do i find these GPOs?
Remove access to use all Windows Update features
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsWindows Updates
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
SetDisableUXWUAccess REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
SetDisableUXWUAccess REG_DWORD
Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsWindows Updates
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations REG_DWORD
Turn Off Access to all Windows Update Feature
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesSystemInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication settings
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DisableWindowsUpdateAccess REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
DisableWindowsUpdateAccess REG_DWORD
Do not include drivers with Windows Update
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsWindows Updates
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate REG_DWORD
Specify the search server for device driver updates
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesSystemDevice Installation
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDriverSearching
DriverServerSelection REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDriverSearching
DriverServerSelection REG_DWORD
Specify search order for device driver source locations
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesSystemDevice Installation
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDriverSearching
SearchOrderConfig REG_DWORD
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsDriverSearching
SearchOrderConfig REG_DWORD
there are many more GPOs related to Windows Update. In the SCCM/SUP & dualscan disabled scenario these should fulfil most of your basic needs.
You may have your own requirements on how you want to configure the Microsoft Store and its App Updates. Let me show you what and how you can do that.
Some might not know, but it's the Microsoft Store App that updates Apps, including calc, photos, etc. So if you have removed it, which I do not recommend, there is not much to configure nor are you getting any updates.
Some might not know, but it's the Microsoft Store App that updates Apps, including calc, photos, etc. So if you have removed it, which I do not recommend, there is not much to configure nor are you getting any updates.
Let's see what these Microsoft Store GPOs do..
Turn Off Access to the Store
This policy setting specifies whether to use the Store service for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file type or protocol association. When a user opens a file type or protocol that is not associated with any applications on the computer, the user is given the choice to select a local application or use the Store service to find an application. If you enable this policy setting, the 'Look for an app in the Store' item in the Open With dialog is removed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user is allowed to use the Store service and the Store item is available in the Open With dialog.
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesSystemInternet Communication ManagementInternet Communication settings
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsExplorer
NoUseStoreOpenWith REG_DWORD
App Updates: not affected
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsExplorer
NoUseStoreOpenWith REG_DWORD
App Updates: not affected
One might think this is the GPO to disable the Microsoft Store, this is what is really does:
Your users won't be asked to find a app in the store if they try to open an unknown file extension. https://sclubclever346.weebly.com/blog/feeling-good-david-burns-pdf-torrent.
Your users won't be asked to find a app in the store if they try to open an unknown file extension. https://sclubclever346.weebly.com/blog/feeling-good-david-burns-pdf-torrent.
Turn off Store application
Denies or allows access to the Store application.If you enable this setting, access to the Store application is denied. Access to the Store is required for installing app updates. If you disable or don't configure this setting, access to the Store application is allowed.
How To Disable Windows Update Gpo
GPO:
Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
or
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RemoveWindowsStore REG_DWORD
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RemoveWindowsStore REG_DWORD
App Updates: If configured in the computer context, it turns off app updates
Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
or
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RemoveWindowsStore REG_DWORD
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RemoveWindowsStore REG_DWORD
App Updates: If configured in the computer context, it turns off app updates
Blocks the Microsoft Store app, with the following message
Only display the private store within the Microsoft Store app
Denies access to the retail catalog in the Windows Store app, but displays the private store. If you enable this setting, users will not be able to view the retail catalog in the Windows Store app, but they will be able to view apps in the private store. If you disable or don't configure this setting, users can access the retail catalog in the Windows Store app
GPO:
Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
or
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RequirePrivateStoreOnly REG_DWORD
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RequirePrivateStoreOnly REG_DWORD
App Updates: not affected
Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
or
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RequirePrivateStoreOnly REG_DWORD
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
RequirePrivateStoreOnly REG_DWORD
App Updates: not affected
Users will only be presented with the Apps you have added into the Store for Business
Disable all apps from Windows Store
Disable turns off the launch of all apps from the Windows Store that came pre-installed or were downloaded. Apps will not be updated. Your Store will also be disabled. Enable turns all of it back on. This setting applies only to Enterprise and Education editions of Windows.
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
DisableStoreApps REG_DWORD (Note: disable = 1 = apps disabled)
App Updates: not affected
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
DisableStoreApps REG_DWORD (Note: disable = 1 = apps disabled)
App Updates: not affected
Apps cannot be started and you will be presented witht this message
Note: Does include Calculator, Maps, Photos, Camera, etc. Does not affect Edge.
Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates
Enables or disables the automatic download and installation of app updates. If you enable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned off. If you disable this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is turned on. If you don't configure this setting, the automatic download and installation of app updates is determined by a registry setting that the user can change using Settings in the Windows Store.
GPO: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsStore
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
AutoDownload REG_DWORD (NB: enable = 2 = apps will not be updated, disable = 4 = app will be automatically updated)
App Update: Yes and No, Keyword here is automatic, the “Get Updates” button in the store app will not be disabled.
Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsStore
AutoDownload REG_DWORD (NB: enable = 2 = apps will not be updated, disable = 4 = app will be automatically updated)
App Update: Yes and No, Keyword here is automatic, the “Get Updates” button in the store app will not be disabled.
Disable Windows Update Gpo Registry Editor
Automatic App updates can be locked to be on or off, again 'Get Updates' in the Download and Updates Menu would still download and update apps
![Updates Updates](/uploads/1/3/3/9/133913086/546170446.png)
Finally..
- Please make sure you have tested your GPO settings thoroughly, before you continue to implement them in your production environment.
Especially if you use a combination of the GPOs explained in this blog or any other Update/Store related GPO. - Things might change with the soon to be release Win10 1803 Release.
- Stop hurting yourself by not updating: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/yongrhee/2018/03/20/stop-hurting-yourself-by-not-updating-the-drivers-and-firmwares-in-windows-and-windows-server/
****This procedure only works in Windows 10 build 1607 and above!****
Hello there fellow Windows 10 users!
A question that I get asked frequently by customers who are deploying Windows 10 these days is whether or not it’s possible to disable specific notifications within the Action Center. The reasons for wanting to do this are many, but the most common reason is because a customer has decided to utilize a third-party security suite on their system, and they have turned off the Security Center service to keep the OS from repeatedly warning them that the Fire Wall profiles have been turned off, the Windows Defender service has been turned off, etc. Unfortunately, the OS really wants you to keep the Security Center service turned on (for good reason!), so it will periodically remind you that the service has been stopped, and recommend that you turn it back on within the Action Center. My recommendation has always been to ensure that you are using a security product that uses our COM API’s to play nice with Security Center, but some super secure organizations still turn it off and rely on other security software that’s installed on the Operating System.
So there is our dilemma! Prior to the release of Windows build 1607 (a.k.a. the Anniversary build), it was not possible to selectively disable specific notifications from popping up within the Action Center. While Windows 7 used to have some notification registry keys for the Security Center that you could tinker with to turn off the notifications, those settings did not carry through to Windows 8/8.1/10. The 1511 and earlier builds of Windows 10 would allow you to disable SOME notifications from firing and ending up in the Action Center, but not all. In builds of Windows 10 prior to 1607, if you wanted to disable the Security Center (and may other) warnings from appearing within the Action Center, you’re only option was to turn on a local or group policy setting that essentially turns off ALL notifications that may appear within the Action Center. As you may have guessed, this approach really stunk because it prohibited you from receiving other useful notifications from applications that you may have wanted to receive notifications from… like the built-in email application, and notifications from Outlook!
Luckily, notification behavior appears to have changed significantly starting with Windows 10 build 1607. I say “appears” because I stumbled across the new behavior while performing process traces for a completely unrelated issue that I was troubleshooting! I have yet to find any documentation that refers to these changes, but the behavior has definitely changed in the favor of customers who wish to have the ability to selectively disable specific notifications across the board for all users.
So how does this new behavior help us selectively disable notifications? I’m glad you asked! Windows 10 build 1607 and above appears to now store the notification configuration data for each user within the following registry key: HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettings. When a notification is disabled, an Enabled DWORD registry value is created within a corresponding child key, with a value set to 0. If you’ve ever taken a look at the notifications settings within Windows 10, you’ve undoubtedly seen that there are numerous built-in services and applications that we can disable notifications on, and each one of those services and applications has it’s own string that the OS recognizes.
Now I bet you’re thinking that it would sure be nice of me to list all of these keys. Don’t worry, I will below. But I can also offer you something that’s potentially better, depending on how you’d like to deploy these settings. I recently worked on a Windows 10 deployment project with a customer who wished to turn off most of the default built-in notifications. They also didn’t want to do it via preferences (long story). So what I ended up doing is creating a custom ADMX template for them that allowed their administrators to turn on and off the notifications for all users at will. A download link for the template files can be found at the bottom of this article. When the template is imported into either the local or Central policy store, you end up with an additional User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows Components GPO category that looks like this:
Download 4 ore alla settimana pdf. ****This part is important!****
Those of you with a keen eye may have noticed that the policy settings look a bit different from other policy settings that you can define within gpedit or GPMC. There’s a reason for this, and it’s a reason that you need to bear in mind for any future changes that you make! The policy settings that my ADMX file lets you define are NOT managed policy settings, as the registry values that the policy creates are not located in any of the managed SOFTWAREPolicies registry keys. This means that the registry values that the ADMX file creates are considered to be preferences (different from GPP slightly), which makes sense considering that these values are usually set on a per-user basis. As of the time of the writing of this article, the notification subsystem in Windows 10 does not appear to support managed registry values, as it completely ignores any registry values that we add to HKCUSOFTWAREPolicies key. So what does this mean if you chose to use the ADMX file to disable the notifications? It means that any notification that you chose to disable will STAY disabled, even if the Group Policy Object that you’ve created is unlinked from the system that it’s applying too. If you wish to re-enable a particular notification, you’ll have to do one of two things:
- If the GPO is still applying to your systems, you can easily re-enable the notification by simply modifying the above GPO settings and selecting the ‘Disabled’ option. This option changes the Enabled 0 value to a 1, which causes the OS to ignore the setting and enable the notification.
- If you have unlinked the policy from a system and wish to enable the notification, you’ll either have to manually remove the associated registry key, or simply go into the Notifications section of the Settings app and turn the notification back on.
For those of you who don’t mind creating a Group Policy Preference GPO, you could also disable the notifications by simply adding any of the below registry keys and values to your policy, and then linking the policy to the users that you wish to disable the notifications on. Since the registry keys and values that we are putting in place are considered to be preferences so far as the OS is concerned, it only makes sense to deploy the registry keys and values using GPP! If you don’t need the visual cues that are provided by the ADMX file, then this method is for you.
Here are the keys and the values that will allow you to disable notifications from most of the built-in apps and services in Windows 10:
Disable Security and Maintenance Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.SecurityAndMaintenanceEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable OneDrive Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.SkyDrive.DesktopEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Photos Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Store Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Suggested Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.SuggestedEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Calendar Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsmicrosoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.windowslive.calendarEnabled=0 (DWORD)
Disable Cortana Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy!CortanaUIEnabled=0 (DWORD)
Disable Mail Notifications:
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsmicrosoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.windowslive.mailEnabled=0 (DWORD)
Disable Edge Notifications
Creation kit skyrim house. HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdgeEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Audio Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.AudioTroubleshooterEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Autoplay Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.AutoPlayEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Battery Saver Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.BackgroundAccessEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
![Registry Registry](/uploads/1/3/3/9/133913086/570115510.png)
Disable Bitlocker Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.BdeUnlockEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable News Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsMicrosoft.BingNews_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppexNewsEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Settings Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingswindows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanelEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Tablet Notifications
Windows 10 Update Registry
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.System.ContinuumEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable VPN Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.RasToastNotifierEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Disable Windows Hello Notifications
Disable Windows Update Gpo Registry Edition
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.HelloFaceEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
Update Gpo Command
Disable Wireless Notifications
HKCUSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionNotificationsSettingsWindows.SystemToast.WiFiNetworkManagerEnabled = 0 (DWORD)
That about sums it up people! Now go out and disable notifications to you or your customer’s hearts content! Until next time!