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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.
#>
$ErrorActionPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
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
Write-Host "Hiding Windows Updates from settings..."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Hiding Windows Update settings page."
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer -Name SettingsPageVisibility -Value hide:windowsupdate
Write-Host "Disabled BITS Service."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Disabling BITS service."
Set-Service -Name BITS -StartupType Disabled
Write-Host "Disabled wuauserv Service."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Disabling wuauserv service."
Set-Service -Name wuauserv -StartupType Disabled
Write-Host "Disabled UsoSvc Service."
Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Updates" -Message "Stopping and disabling UsoSvc service."
Stop-Service -Name UsoSvc -Force
Set-Service -Name UsoSvc -StartupType Disabled
Remove-Item "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\*" -Recurse -Force
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 | Disable-ScheduledTask -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
Write-Host "=================================" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "--- Updates Are 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."
}