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    Can you stop a Windows DC from getting updates?

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    • art_of_shredA
      art_of_shred Banned
      last edited by scottalanmiller

      I can find information all over the place about stopping updates/automatic updates FROM your domain controller, but what if I really want to also stop the DC itself from being updated? This is not as a long-term thing, just to maintain stability for a short period of time (month or two). Can you point me in the right direction? I'm not looking for "your idea sucks and you don't know what you're doing" responses, as I have a feeling that the majority are going to not like the idea. I'm not going to even begin to try to validate it; I just need to know if and how I can make it work. Thanks!

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch
        last edited by

        Disable the service?

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        • coliverC
          coliver @JaredBusch
          last edited by

          @JaredBusch said:

          Disable the service?

          Disabling the Windows Update service should do it.

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          • art_of_shredA
            art_of_shred Banned
            last edited by

            That simple? That's almost embarrassing.

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            • J
              Jason Banned
              last edited by

              Why wouldn't you just change the Update GPO for the DC or directly on the DC?

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller @art_of_shred
                last edited by

                @art_of_shred said:

                That simple? That's almost embarrassing.

                sometimes the simple fixes are the most satisfying to find out about

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                • art_of_shredA
                  art_of_shred Banned @Jason
                  last edited by

                  @Jason The DC is already set in GPO so that no endpoints can update. This was solely about the DC itself.

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                  • art_of_shredA
                    art_of_shred Banned
                    last edited by

                    All done. Thanks, guys! I am still learning using DC's, in case that wasn't obvious. 😛

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