What about System Services under Computer | Windows Settings | Security Settings? Turn Automatic Updates to Manual?
Or are you alluding to manually performing updates? On 22 September 2010 15:07, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Turns out there is no GPO setting for "manual". It's either on or off. > So I'll write a script to edit the registry. Thanks anyway. > > Tom > > >>> James Rankin <[email protected]> 9/22/2010 9:06 AM >>> > > You can remove the registry keys via GPO and/or change the service options > in the same way. Either way GPO is the best option if all your machines are > domain-joined. > > On 22 September 2010 13:59, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Folks, >> I recently implemented a workstation management product that does >> patching (Windows updates, Acrobat, and a few other vendors). Until now we >> used a WSUS server and it worked fine. >> What I am seeing is workstations are still registering with the WSUS >> server, the server not yet retired. What are your recommendations to stop >> this. I could do any of the following: >> - write a script so that customized WSUS registry keys are removed/set >> back to default. These registry edits were done pre-Active Directory when we >> used Zenworks. >> - disable or set to manual automatic updates using a GPO >> The new management software has its own agent so I don't need automatic >> updates to be enabled. But I do wish it not to be disabled should we need to >> manually run updates for some reason. >> Recommendations? >> Tom Miller >> Engineer, Information Technology >> Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board >> 757-788-0528 >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for >> the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and >> privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or >> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please >> contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original >> message. >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
