Windows Update Turn On or Off Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows in Windows 11.

Windows Update keeps Windows 11 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft.

You can have Windows 11 receive updates for other Microsoft products and software, like Office, when you update Windows.


Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Settings
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in PowerShell




Option One

Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Windows Update on the left side, and click/tap on Advanced options on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Turn On (default) or Off Receive updates for other Microsoft products for what you want. (see screenshot below)

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4 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Two

Turn On or Off Receive Updates for Other Microsoft Products in PowerShell


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Copy and paste the command you want below into PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Turn on: (default)
(New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager").AddService2("7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d",7,"")

OR

Turn off:
(New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager").RemoveService("7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d")

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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How do I do this from a .reg file?
 

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reg no longer works for this, but ComObject registration still should (ps1 code below):

ENABLE:
(New-Object -com "Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager").AddService2("7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d",7,"")


DISABLE:
If ((New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager).Services | Where-Object { $_.ServiceID -eq "7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d"}) {
(New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager).RemoveService("7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d")
}
 

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@Brink i dont think this works anymore! keep getting this error below
 

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@Brink i dont think this works anymore! keep getting this error below

Hello, and welcome. :alien:

It looks like you didn't enter the command the same as in the tutorial for it to work.
 

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