I am not able to disable windows auto update via registry in 2019 Windows server

Question

Hi Experts,

I am not able to disable windows auto update via registry in 2019 Windows server. I have followed official Microsoft page and added the NoAutoUpdate (REG_DWORD) and made the REG_DWORD value as 1 to disable automatic updates in the below mentioned registry path.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

But I am getting below error.

Note: Hence our environment doesn't deployed with Active directory we cant make the required changes in GPO, So we are trying to disable the windows auto update via registry.

Please someone help me to fix this issue. I am looking forward to hearing from you

We have followed the below official microsoft link.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-wu-settings

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

Based on the description, I understand your question is related to disable auto update.

Check below group policy:

>> Policy Path:  Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Component\Window Update

Policy Name: Remove access to use all Windows Update Features.

Setting: Enabled 

Policy Name: Configure Automatic Updates

Setting: Disable

Policy Name: Do not allow update deferral policies to cause scans against Windows Update

         Setting: Enabled

Have a nice day. 

Best Regards,

Molly

Answer 2

@Molly Lu

Hi Molly,

Thanks much for your reply.

Since its all-non-domain servers, I can't make the changes in GPO.

Could you please help me to fix it with registry settings.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Answer 3

Hello,

Maybe try this step:

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.

Create a New Key:

Right-click on the Windows key, select New > Key, and name it WindowsUpdate.

Create Another Key:

Right-click on the WindowsUpdate key, select New > Key, and name it AU.

Create a New DWORD Value:

Right-click on the AU key, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it NoAutoUpdate.

Set the Value:

Double-click on NoAutoUpdate and set its value to 1 to disable automatic updates.

Best regards,

Molly

Answer 4

@Molly Lu

Hi Molly,

I am doing the same thing. You can check the question again.

Regards
Leo

Answer 5

Hello,

Yes I saw your questions, that's why it is firstly recommended to use group policy, which will be more accurate to disable those auto update related settings.

Best regards,

Molly