31 lines
1002 B
PowerShell
Executable File
31 lines
1002 B
PowerShell
Executable File
<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Disables automatic windows updates
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.DESCRIPTION
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Disables checking for and applying Windows Updates (does not prevent updates from being applied manually or being pushed down)
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Run on the machine that updates need disabling on.
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.PARAMETER <paramName>
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None
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.EXAMPLE
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./Disable-WindowsUpdates.ps1
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#>
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$RunningAsAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")
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if ($RunningAsAdmin)
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{
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$Updates = (New-Object -ComObject "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings
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if ($Updates.ReadOnly -eq $True) { Write-Error "Cannot update Windows Update settings due to GPO restrictions." }
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else {
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$Updates.NotificationLevel = 1 #Disabled
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$Updates.Save()
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$Updates.Refresh()
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Write-Output "Automatic Windows Updates disabled."
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}
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}
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else
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{ Write-Warning "Must be executed in Administrator level shell."
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Write-Warning "Script Cancelled!" }
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