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9.2.4. Suppress automatic Win10IoTEnt updates
Under Win10IoTEnt, the automatic Windows updates can no longer be deactivated; the
Never check for updates setting in the Windows Update dialog is not available.
With the following entry in the Windows registry, the Never check for updates setting
can be set anyway:
1. Manually create the following entry in the Windows registry (type "dwords"):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdat
e\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
2. Restart Windows.
3. Via Start ->Settings -> Update & Security, switch to the Windows
Updates dialog.
4. Click on Retry to search for updates.
5. Click on Advanced Options.
The Never check for updates setting is now set.
Fig. 9.1: Automatic Win10IoTEnt Updates
To deactivate Never check for Updates:
1. Delete the entry manually from the Windows registry.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Search for updates.