Cannot make changes to 'Automatic Updates' via Control Panel

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Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
 
Hi Lori,

Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
 
Hi, Ramesh!
Here's why this didn't work:
Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm
Click to expand...

Navigate to this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Policies \ WindowsUpdate

In the right-pane, delete the value DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

The trail leads to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (ending in 'Explorer,' not 'WindowsUpdate')

The first step worked, but - is that an error - with the registry key? I
couldn't delete the value, as it wasn't in the 'WindowsUpdate' location.
All still greyed out, no joy.
Can you help?
Thanks much,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Hi Lori,

Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
Click to expand...
 
Lori,

What about the other two values AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi, Ramesh!
Here's why this didn't work:
Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm
Click to expand...

Navigate to this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Policies \ WindowsUpdate

In the right-pane, delete the value DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

The trail leads to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (ending in 'Explorer,' not 'WindowsUpdate')

The first step worked, but - is that an error - with the registry key? I
couldn't delete the value, as it wasn't in the 'WindowsUpdate' location.
All still greyed out, no joy.
Can you help?
Thanks much,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Hi Lori,

Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
Click to expand...
 
Hi, I was able to implement those changes. (I did that first.)
Thanks,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Lori,

What about the other two values AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi, Ramesh!
Here's why this didn't work:
Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm
Click to expand...

Navigate to this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Policies \ WindowsUpdate

In the right-pane, delete the value DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

The trail leads to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (ending in 'Explorer,' not 'WindowsUpdate')

The first step worked, but - is that an error - with the registry key? I
couldn't delete the value, as it wasn't in the 'WindowsUpdate' location.
All still greyed out, no joy.
Can you help?
Thanks much,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Hi Lori,

Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Lori,

Is the Automatic Updates tab still grayed out after making those changes? Also, did you reboot the system once after deleting the values?

Note that if your system is connected to a corporate network, the Policy keys will be populated again, automatically.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi, I was able to implement those changes. (I did that first.)
Thanks,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Lori,

What about the other two values AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi, Ramesh!
Here's why this didn't work:
Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm
Click to expand...

Navigate to this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \
Policies \ WindowsUpdate

In the right-pane, delete the value DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

The trail leads to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (ending in 'Explorer,' not 'WindowsUpdate')

The first step worked, but - is that an error - with the registry key? I
couldn't delete the value, as it wasn't in the 'WindowsUpdate' location.
All still greyed out, no joy.
Can you help?
Thanks much,
Lori
--
Lori R. Price
Mgr., Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/


Ramesh said:
Hi Lori,

Automatic Updates options are greyed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm

Windows Firewall options are grayed out:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/resetfwpol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello,
After Windows Automatic Updates automatically updated, I wanted to select
(via the Control Panel), 'Notify me, but don't automatically download or
install them.' Ironically, I thought that was my previous choice, but
surprise, surprise: That was not the case. Anyway, the entire 'selection
panel' under Automatic Updates is 'greyed out,' with my 'stuck' selection on
'Automatic.'
Ditto my Microsoft Firewall.
I have administrator rights, but I have VPN to a university's computer
science department - could their updates be 'overriding' my administrator
rights?
Thanks much, in advance.
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