How to disable WSUS policy on workstation

If you want to disable WSUS policy on your workstation, here is how.

  1. Run regedit.
  2. Navigate to
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
  3. In the right-pane, set UseWUServer data to 0.
  4. Exit the Registry Editor.
  5. Restart Windows.

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