Microsoft has released the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit yesterday. It can be used to block the deployment of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 for 12 months following general availability of the service packs.
The toolkit contains three components which all set or clear a Registry key that blocks or allows the installation of the service pack 1 via Windows Update. Why three and not one component? Because different computer infrastructures may required different means of blocking the service packs from being installed.
Included in the bundle are the following three components:
A Microsoft-signed executable A script An ADM templateNote that the executable and script have been tested only as a command-line tool and not in conjunction with other systems management tools or remote execution mechanisms.
A Microsoft-signed executableThe executable creates a registry key on the computer on which it is run that blocks or unblocks (depending on the command-line option used) the delivery of a Service Pack to that computer through Windows Update. The key used is HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate.
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