can't change windows update settings even though I am the administrator

Anonymous
2012-03-12T02:33:33+00:00

When I try to change the windows update settings, the options are greyed out and I get the message at the top "Some settings are managed by your system administrator."  However, I am the system administrator.  Creating another account and designating it the system administrator account does not help.

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Anonymous
2013-03-25T10:20:50+00:00

This was the only way I found to fix this:

Be very careful editing windows registry

For Windows Vista/7

Click Start and type regedit in the Search Programs and Files field. Then right-click on regedit in the programs list and select Run as Administrator.

Within the Registry Editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU.

On the right side of the window, locate AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate. Delete both of these registry keys.

Reboot

You should now be able to edit Windows Update

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-27T19:02:17+00:00

    Hi,

    I'm dealing with windows 8.1 and cannot get system administrator to allow updates.

    Will your windows 7 fix work for me?

    Not 100% tech savy.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-20T14:09:39+00:00

    This was the only way I found to fix this:

    Be very careful editing windows registry

    For Windows Vista/7

    Click Start and type regedit in the Search Programs and Files field. Then right-click on regedit in the programs list and select Run as Administrator.

    Within the Registry Editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU.

    On the right side of the window, locate AUOptions and NoAutoUpdate. Delete both of these registry keys.

    Reboot

    You should now be able to edit Windows Update

    i did that, but i still could't access windows update after the reboot, and some days later, the registry values reappeared!

    sorry to bother you

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-02T15:09:10+00:00

    I have the same problem but i am using windows 8.1 , does anyone know how to fix this for windows 8.1? please help :(

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-28T07:20:00+00:00

    i only have 

    (default) 

    and

    DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

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