Using Regdevelop to create Windows Update Registry Program

This tip will save you a lot of time removing some annoyances to your computer problems

One day, your computer automatically updates your windows installation, taking some few control out of it is good in our daily maintenance of our computer e.g. http://hibbydabby.blogspot.com /2011/05/turning-off-autorun-feature-in-windows.html">Turning off Autorun feature in Windows 7 and http://hibbydabby.blogspot.com /2010/12/windows-update-registry-hacks.html" target="_blank">Windows update registry hacks.

Instead of going to the process again and again for maintenance and using the registry editor, just create a simple software for that.

If you have some experiences editing your windows registry, using http://hibbydabby.blogspot.com /2009/04/regdevelop-not-just-for-programmers-but.html" target="_blank">Regdevelop is quite easy.

Drag the CheckBox control to the form and start configuring the program

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Stop Windows update from changing the sleep/shutdown to “Install Updates and Shutdown"

RegKeyPath1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

Value_Name1

NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption

ValueData1

1

ValueType1

DWORD

In the UNCHEKED function of CheckBox Control simply changing the option to false will automatically set the ValueData2 to 0

After that, you can proceed with other checkbox options like getting rid of Windows update option

No Auto Reboot While Users are Logged On and Turning Off Windows from searching for Updates

http://hibbydabby.blogspot.com /2010/12/windows-update-registry-hacks.html" target="_blank">Read here for the configuration details

Also, There’s an “Automatic installation of certain updates that neither interrupt Windows services nor restart Windows” feature in windows using AutoInstallMinorUpdates value

For creativity, Adding a picturebox control creates a border for good User Interface.

 

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