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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.