My error. I was looking at Computer | Admin Templates | Windows Settings | Windows Updates. So I *can* set the service to manual as James pointed out and set Automatic updates to disabled, which means you need to go to the MS update site via the web. Just what I wanted - thanks.
>>> James Rankin <[email protected]> 9/22/2010 10:30 AM >>> 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 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
