Disabling Automatic Updates using registry and script - need help

[Guest]

Hi!
I am trying to disable Automatic Updates on Windows 2000 computers/server
usring .reg file. This is what I have so far:
I am deleting a key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=-
Adding a Key.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=DWORD:00000001
Also, it does delete a key but doesn't add it. Also, is this sufficient
enough?
Thank you,

 

[Dave Patrick]

There's no reason to delete it first in your REG file. Through group policy;

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows
Update "Configure Automatic Updates" to Disabled

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:
| Hi!
| I am trying to disable Automatic Updates on Windows 2000 computers/server
| usring .reg file. This is what I have so far:
| I am deleting a key
| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
| "NoAutoUpdate"=-
| Adding a Key.
| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
| "NoAutoUpdate"=DWORD:00000001
| Also, it does delete a key but doesn't add it. Also, is this sufficient
| enough?
| Thank you,