Action Center options

[Firefox]

Hello,

 

I am looking for a way, to untick the Windows Update options under action center. These are under security messages "Windows Update" and maintenance messages "Check for updates"

 

I would really like to deploy this change via GPO rather then asking all our users to manually untick the options.

 

I have succesfully removed the Windows Backup message by adding the DisableMonitoring reg key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsBackup

 

Unfortunately this doesn't work for the Windows Update option.

 

I have also exported the reg keys from HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Action Center\Checks on a machine that has these options unselected, but after reapplying these to another machine it does not change the settings.

 

Anyone achieved this?

[Michael]

You can remove the Action Center icon navigating to: User Config > Policies > Admin Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar - Remove the Action Center icon - Enabled

[Firefox]

It's my understanding this actually turns off the AC altogether?

 

I still want it to run for other services like AV. I just do not want\need the Windows Update "reminders"

[sted]

if your not using wsus just set a policy to point at a dummy server it will think that updates are scheduled etc and should stop bothering you.

[Michael]

It's my understanding this actually turns off the AC altogether?

 

I still want it to run for other services like AV. I just do not want\need the Windows Update "reminders"

 

It's better/easier to turn it off so users are not prompted with any messages relating to Windows Updates, Anti-Virus or Firewall. I don't think you can split them up. It's either all or nothing.

[Firefox]

I have it working so:-

 

Windows Defender does not flag at all

AV only flags if no AV is present (which I want)

Windows Backup does not flag at all

Windows Firewall does not flag at all

Windows Update - being a royal pain :-(

Windows Troubleshooting - Works a treat

 

The idea is, although we have ways of checking through EPO if an agent has been deployed. We wanted the failsafe for AV so if a user spots a message about it they will contact us.

 

Windows Update is being controlled via SCCM, but sadly the action center does not seem to recognise that as a valid source for it's settings :-(

[Michael]

I wonder if you can get SCCM and WSUS to talk to each other?

[Compstuff]

I know this is a very old thread but I am struggling with the windows backup message in the action center. I am trying to turn it off for my WIN7 x64 ENT offline images and nothing I try seems to work. Even the DisableMonitoring https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb891959(VS.85).aspx ...any advice would be really welcome... thanks in advance

 

I have it working so:-

 

Windows Defender does not flag at all

AV only flags if no AV is present (which I want)

Windows Backup does not flag at all

Windows Firewall does not flag at all

Windows Update - being a royal pain :-(

Windows Troubleshooting - Works a treat

 

The idea is, although we have ways of checking through EPO if an agent has been deployed. We wanted the failsafe for AV so if a user spots a message about it they will contact us.

 

Windows Update is being controlled via SCCM, but sadly the action center does not seem to recognise that as a valid source for it's settings :-(

[Firefox]

For the Backup setting the key below definitely works for us.

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsBackup

 

Value Name - DisableMonitoring

Value Type - REG_DWORD

Value data - 1

 

We set this as a group policy preference. If you already have the DisableMonitoring value then you need to set the action to "Update"

[Compstuff]

Thanks very much