function Invoke-WPFUpdatesdisable { <# .SYNOPSIS Disables Windows Update .NOTES Disabling Windows Update is not recommended. This is only for advanced users who know what they are doing. #> If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU")) { New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Force | Out-Null } Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "NoAutoUpdate" -Type DWord -Value 1 Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" -Name "AUOptions" -Type DWord -Value 1 If (!(Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config")) { New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Force | Out-Null } Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" -Name "DODownloadMode" -Type DWord -Value 0 $services = @( "BITS" "wuauserv" ) foreach ($service in $services) { # -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue is so it doesn't write an error to stdout if a service doesn't exist Write-Host "Setting $service StartupType to Disabled" Get-Service -Name $service -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Set-Service -StartupType Disabled } Write-Host "=================================" Write-Host "--- Updates ARE DISABLED ---" Write-Host "=================================" }