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How do I disable downloading Windows Updates on a user or a connection

basis?

 

Context:

On our laptops we have a specific local user account for connecting to

the Internet by UMTS / HSDPA.

However we don't want Windows to use this connection for downloading

updates.

How to prevent?

 

Editing the Registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current

Version\Policies\Explorer\NoWindowsUpdate = 1

doesn't work.

 

Greets, Twan

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Windows Update is a system (computer) service and as far as I know cannot be

disabled on a per user basis.

 

An alternative would be to turn off the Windows Update service so no user

would be running it during their login session. Then when you want to check

for updates, login as an Administrator and manually turn on the service and

check/install updates. When finished turn off the service. Not a very

elegant solution, but doable.

 

"Twan" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> How do I disable downloading Windows Updates on a user or a connection

> basis?

>

> Context:

> On our laptops we have a specific local user account for connecting to

> the Internet by UMTS / HSDPA.

> However we don't want Windows to use this connection for downloading

> updates.

> How to prevent?

>

> Editing the Registry key HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent

> VersionPoliciesExplorerNoWindowsUpdate = 1

> doesn't work.

>

> Greets, Twan

>

>

> </span>

Guest Mr. Arnold
Posted

"Twan" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> How do I disable downloading Windows Updates on a user or a connection

> basis?

>

> Context:

> On our laptops we have a specific local user account for connecting to

> the Internet by UMTS / HSDPA.

> However we don't want Windows to use this connection for downloading

> updates.

> How to prevent?

>

> Editing the Registry key HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent

> VersionPoliciesExplorerNoWindowsUpdate = 1

> doesn't work.

>

> Greets, Twan

> And I have spoofed, and abused here for a long, long time.</span>

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>

> </span>

Guest Paul Montgomery
Posted

Paul Montgomery wrote:<span style="color:blue">

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>

> Subject: 4.5 Personal attacks on individuals and groups.

>

> Selected individuals are subjected to quite vicious

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> X$x" "in X$#" "is

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> like X$#" "X#$"

> "Sexually harassed by" "X#$" "X#$

> PARTY" "X$#" "hated

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>

> As will be seen several of these are libelous, and

> thus illegal

>

> Groups such as the regular posters are attacked similarly,

>

> ------------------------------

>

> Subject: 4.6 Forgeries

>

> They regularly forge the identities of posters who they do

> not like. This can vary from badly spelled versions of

> their name and/or email address, to forgeries which the

> average reader would not be able to detect.

>

> At times this can reach a bizarre condition where they

> troll using a forged identity at a Breidbart Index of well

> over 20. They then at every opportunity call the victim a

> troll.

>

> Larting the offender is often effective because ISPs recognise

> the seriousness of this offence.

>

> Where Forgery is done via an anonymous remailer complaints

> to abuse@thelastremailerinthechain may well be effective.

> The remailers administrators do not like their facilities

> being misused, and have ways of combatting this. It is

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>

></span>

Guest Paul Montgomery
Posted

Paul Montgomery wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> <http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm>

>

> Subject: 4.5 Personal attacks on individuals and groups.

>

> Selected individuals are subjected to quite vicious

> personal attacks throughout usenet. Examples are: "X#$

> X#$!" "is a X$#" "is a X$#!" "is a

> X$x" "in X$#" "is

> a X$X" "is a X#$" "is a V$X just

> like X$#" "X#$"

> "Sexually harassed by" "X#$" "X#$

> PARTY" "X$#" "hated

> wherever he goes!" "X#$

>

> As will be seen several of these are libelous, and

> thus illegal

>

> Groups such as the regular posters are attacked similarly,

>

> ------------------------------

>

> Subject: 4.6 Forgeries

>

> They regularly forge the identities of posters who they do

> not like. This can vary from badly spelled versions of

> their name and/or email address, to forgeries which the

> average reader would not be able to detect.

>

> At times this can reach a bizarre condition where they

> troll using a forged identity at a Breidbart Index of well

> over 20. They then at every opportunity call the victim a

> troll.

>

> Larting the offender is often effective because ISPs recognise

> the seriousness of this offence.

>

> Where Forgery is done via an anonymous remailer complaints

> to abuse@thelastremailerinthechain may well be effective.

> The remailers administrators do not like their facilities

> being misused, and have ways of combatting this. It is

> also worth registering with

> http://www.paracrypt.com/remailerabuse/

>

></span>

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