SCONFIG problem / settings not sticking

Question

hello all, i have an issue. Windows Server 2019 all running as VM in HyperV. i had discovered a couple months ago that some of our servers are doing updates without admin consent. i am old school and like to run them manually in a scheduled downtime window. i went through all the server and ran SCONFIG to change the settings to manual. the resultant screen said custom. but it appears the settings do not stick for some reason. the servers running 2012R2 do not seem to be affected. i am certain we have no GPOs configured to do updates. i also run MECM (nee SCCM) and the servers are not part of updates distribution. any ideas? thanks

Answer 1

You can set this one to Disabled
If the status for this policy is set to Disabled, any updates that are available on Windows Update must be downloaded and installed manually.

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Answer 2

Disable Configure Automatic Updates policy is a good method.
Also, you could enable policies in Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Windows Update for Business to control feature update.

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Answer 3

hello

thank you for the ideas. i have to wait a few weeks before i know the result.