Question

I’m looking for help scripting with PowerShell, Windows Server 2008 R2 so Windows Updates is set to “Never check for updates.” I found some near answers but I still can’t do what I want. Currently, I have to set it by clicking Windows Update > Change Settings > Never Check for Updates. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can use a COM object for that :

$WUSettings = (New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings
$WUSettings
NotificationLevel         : 2
ReadOnly                  : True
Required                  : False
ScheduledInstallationDay  : 0
ScheduledInstallationTime : 3
IncludeRecommendedUpdates : True
NonAdministratorsElevated : True
FeaturedUpdatesEnabled    : True

With :

NotificationLevel  :
0 = Not configured;
1 = Disabled;
2 = Notify before download;
3 = Notify before installation;
4 = Scheduled installation;

You can test :

$WUSettings = (New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate").Settings
$WUSettings.NotificationLevel=1
$WUSettings.save()

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(Edited)

You must use a PowerShell session run as administrator in an elevated mode.