Microsoft Releases Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 ...

It is often the case that companies need to test updates and service packs before they are released and installed on their computer network. This usually takes some time and it is imperative during that period that the service packs or updates are not installed automatically via Windows Update.

Microsoft has just released a tool to block the deployment of the Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and the Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 via Windows Update. The toolkit offers three different components to block the automatic deployment of the service pack via Windows Update. It has to be noted at this point that the blocker tool does not block the installation if it is initiate by the user directly, either by a direct download or from CD or DVD.

The blocker tool is available as

A Microsoft-signed executable A script An ADM template

A Microsoft-signed executable

The 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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