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winutil/functions/public/Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable.ps1
Chris TitusandGitHub 29595f90e2 Fix progress, update profiles, and documentation links (#4845)
* Improve O&O ShutUp10++ download flow

* Refine Windows Update profile behavior and docs

* Fix documentation link regressions

* Restore updates when applying recommended profile
2026-07-15 23:36:46 -05:00

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function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Disables Windows Update
.NOTES
Disabling Windows Update is not recommended. This is only for advanced users who know what they are doing.
#>
$confirmation = Show-WinUtilMessage `
-Message "Disabling Windows Update stops update services, disables scheduled tasks, and clears downloaded update files. Security updates will not be installed until defaults are restored. Continue?" `
-Title "Disable Windows Update?" `
-Button "YesNo" `
-Icon "Warning"
if ($confirmation -ne "Yes") {
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Windows Update disable workflow cancelled."
return
}
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Disabling Windows Update settings."
Write-Host "Configuring registry settings..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Configuring Windows Update registry policy values for disable mode."
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "NoAutoUpdate" -Type DWord -Value 1
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "AUOptions" -Type DWord -Value 1
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Name "DODownloadMode" -Type DWord -Value 0
foreach ($serviceName in @("BITS", "wuauserv", "UsoSvc")) {
Write-Host "Stopping and disabling $serviceName service."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Stopping and disabling $serviceName service."
Stop-Service -Name $serviceName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Set-Service -Name $serviceName -StartupType Disabled
}
Remove-Item -Path "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\*" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "Cleared SoftwareDistribution folder."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Cleared SoftwareDistribution folder."
Write-Host "Disabling update related scheduled tasks..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Disabling update related scheduled tasks."
$Tasks =
'\Microsoft\Windows\InstallService\*',
'\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\*',
'\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateAssistant\*',
'\Microsoft\Windows\WaaSMedic\*',
'\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\*',
'\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\*'
foreach ($Task in $Tasks) {
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $Task -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Host "=================================" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "--- Windows Update Is Disabled ---" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "=================================" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Note: You must restart your system in order for all changes to take effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Windows Update disable workflow completed. Restart required."
}