HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate]
"DisableWindowsUpdateAccess"=dword:00000001
Basically what I did was some googling around DisableWindowsUpdateAccess and was eventually able to find it. Thanks for the tip fitzy.Good idea in theory, but unfortunately that didn't help.
My PC didn't have the bolded part created, so I made the rest all the way out as Keys and then a DWORD on the end.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess
Great reference there, will definitely bookmark itI have the long list of GP registry entries on my site, http://j79zlr.com/gphome.php
http://j79zlr.com/gphome.php#WindowsUpdate
This list is pre SP2 though, I believe there are a few things that need to be added.
Was looking for as little restriction as possible. Kind of a long story which I don't feel like telling, but this is all I wanted to do and I have now done it, so it's all goodwhats wrong with disabling the two services and locking users out of services.msc?
Administrators could run services.msc and enable temporarily.