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Set Windows Automatic Updates.
This tweak lets you configure Automatic Updates to Windows system even when the Automatic Updates is disabled.
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Description:
This tweak can be used to configure the system of applying the automatic updates to windows system. You can set the installation schedule even when the windows automatic updates is disabled. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkeys, \windowsupdate\au, do not exist, create them as explained below. Now, create the dword value names as given below to make proper settings: value: noautoupdate and set it data value 1 - disable automatic updates, 0 - enable automatic updates (default). Value: auoptions 2 - notify for download and notify for install, 3 - auto download and notify for install, 4 - auto download and schedule the install. Value: scheduledinstallday 0 - install every day. 1 to 7 - install on specific day of the week from sunday (1) to saturday (7). Value: scheduledinstalltime 0 to 23 - install time of day in 24-hour format. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: NoAutoUpdate |
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value) |
Enabled Value: 1 |
Disabled Value: 0 |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: AUOptions |
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value) |
Enabled Value: |
Disabled Value: |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: ScheduledInstallDay |
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value) |
Enabled Value: |
Disabled Value: |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\] |
Location: Local Machine |
Value Name: ScheduledInstallTime |
Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value) |
Enabled Value: |
Disabled Value: |
Action Type: Add an Entry |
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit". |
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Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\]</b> key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "WindowsUpdate". |
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Third, right-click on the 'WindowsUpdate' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "AU". |
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Fourth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "NoAutoUpdate". |
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Fifth, right-click on the 'NoAutoUpdate' DWORD value and click on "Modify". |
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Sixth, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'. |
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Seventh, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "AUOptions". |
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Eighth, right-click on the 'AUOptions' DWORD value and click on "Modify". |
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Ninth, enter either of the following values in the text box and click on 'OK'. "2 - Notify for download and notify for install 3 - Auto download and notify for install 4 - Auto download and schedule the install". |
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Tenth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "ScheduledInstallDay". |
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Eleventh, right -click on the 'ScheduledInstallDay' DWORD value and click on "Modify". |
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Twelfth, enter either of the following values in the text box and click on 'OK'. "0 - Install every day 1 to 7 - Install on specific day of the week from Sunday (1) to Saturday (7)." |
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Thirteenth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "ScheduledInstallTime". |
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Fourteenth, right-click on the 'ScheduledInstallTime' DWORD value and click on "Modify". |
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Finally, enter either of the following values in the text box and click on 'OK'. "0 to 23 - Install time of day in 24-hour format" |
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