Disable Windows Update GPO via registry

By | December 16, 2025

Stop-Service wuauserv -Force;Stop-Service bits -Force

Remove-Item “HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate” -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Remove-Item “HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU” -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Start-Service bits;Start-Service wuauserv