That code is run in an elevated command prompt or a batch file run as admin.
It removes permissions from the usoclient.exe file so that the Task scheduler task in question fails when it tries to use that file. The result is that scheduled checks for updates do not run. WU can still be run manually when desired.
The code / batch file normally needs to be run again after each Version update i.e. twice a year.
Denis
Thankyou very much :)
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TairikuOkami said:
Run command prompt as admin and copy/paste the updated code. It should prevent the task from running.
Thank you very much for coming back so quickly and for the clear explanation!
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