How to Enable Windows Update, Hkey Local Machine

How to Enable Windows Update

The following section explains how to enable Windows Update on HP WES 7 images.

Two OS policies need to be disabled before Windows Update website will recognize and communicate with the client system. One policy is a global system policy in HKEY Local Machine and the other is user profile-specific that needs to be disabled on each user profile on the system:

HKEY Local Machine

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Win dowsUpdate

1.DisableWindowsUpdateAccess = REG_DWORD 0x00000001

2.Change DWORD to 0 to disable.

3.Change DWORD to 1 to enable.

HKEY Current User

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Expl orer

1.NoWindowsUpdate = REG_DWORD 0x00000001

2.Change DWORD to 0 to disable.

3.Change DWORD to 1 to enable.

A reboot is required after changing registry settings to enable support.

If the File-Based Write Filer (FBWF) is enabled, remember to disable to the write filer before making any registry changes.

If the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) is enabled, either disable the write filter before making registry modifications or commit the overlay after making registry changes so the settings are persisted.

Note

In order to manage the Enhanced or File-Based Write Filter in WES 7, the user must have Administrator’s privileges. Without Administrator’s privileges, the write filters cannot be disabled, enabled, or committed.