How to revert tweaks done by windows tweaker?

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  1. mitty2005

    mitty2005 MDL Junior Member

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    #1 mitty2005, Dec 19, 2020
    Hello folks. I have a problem. On my mining rig I disabled windows update using one of the tweaking tools from this forum. Problem is I forgot which one. I need to update W10 to the latest build and so when I try to do it using windows update I get an error. A quick search of the code shows windows update service is disabled. So I tried to enable it (with administrator priveledges) and got an error saying "acces denied"

    So the million dollar question is, how can I undo the changes done by tweaker and get updated then disable that update again?
    Windows 10 x64 pro

    Thank you.
     
  2. drew84

    drew84 MDL Expert

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    #2 drew84, Dec 19, 2020
    Last edited: Dec 19, 2020
    gpedit.msc -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update --- Check Settings... Default is Not Configured

    also check this out Reset Windows Update

    Frrom OOSU10, Registry Keys relating to Windows Update Management (Note: All Settings Listed are Set to OFF/Disabled)
    In the description (RY) = Recommended YES, (RL) = Limited, (RN) = NO
    Code:
    ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; *11 ** [WINDOWS UPDATE]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RY) [**Disable Windows Update via peer-to-peer (1 of 2)**] - Not Listed Seperately
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"DODownloadMode"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RY) [**Disable Windows Update via peer-to-peer (2 of 2)**] - Not Listed Seperately
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"SystemSettingsDownloadMode"=dword:00000000

       [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ; (RY) [**Disable Windows Update via peer-to-peer (3)**] -   *** Only seems to show up (Value 3) when reverting action
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       "DODownloadMode"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Speech]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RY) [**Disable updates to the speech recognition and speech synthesis modules**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"AllowSpeechModelUpdate"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Activate deferring of upgrades**] (1 of 3)**] - Not Listed Seperately
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"DeferUpgrade"=dword:00000001
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Activate deferring of upgrades**] (2 of 3)**] - Not Listed Seperately
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"DeferUpgradePeriod"=dword:00000001
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Activate deferring of upgrades**] (3 of 3)**] - Not Listed Seperately
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"DeferUpdatePeriod"=dword:00000000
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Disable automatic driver updates through Windows Update**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Disable automatic downloading manufacturers apps and icons for devices**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsStore\WindowsUpdate]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RL) [**Disable automatic app updates through Windows Update**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"AutoDownload"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RN) [**Disable automatic Windows Update**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wuauserv]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RN) [**Disable automatic Windows Update**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Services\7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; (RN) [**Disable Windows Updates for other prodcuts (e.g. Microsoft Office))**]
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"RegisteredWithAU"=dword:00000000
    Hope this points you in the right direstion...
     
  3. Egrupov

    Egrupov MDL Member

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  4. drew84

    drew84 MDL Expert

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    #4 drew84, Dec 19, 2020
  5. TairikuOkami

    TairikuOkami MDL Expert

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    #5 TairikuOkami, Dec 19, 2020
    Perform a repair upgrade - basically just download Windows ISO and mount it via Explorer.
    Next time do not forget to create a system image before making any permanent changes.
     
  6. SAM-R

    SAM-R MDL Guru

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