Eliminate Action Center message about Windows Update?

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  1. Posts : 77
    Win 7-32, XP Pro-32
       #1

    Eliminate Action Center message about Windows Update?


    I have Windows Update set to download and notify, but not install automatically.

    The Action Center is always displaying a message "Change Windows Update Settings."

    Is there any way to eliminate that message, besides enabling auto update which I don't want to do?

    If I can't eliminate warnings I have determined to be spurious from the Action Center, I think it more a hindrance than a help and might as well turn it off.
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  2. Posts : 51
    Windows 7
       #2

    if you open up action center, there should be an option under Windows Update saying something along the lines of "Do not display messages about Windows Update"

    or you can open up action center, click on action center settings on the left and uncheck windows update
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  3. BFG
    Posts : 57
    Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
       #3

    If you want... you can disable the action center all together. Just open services and disabled the security center
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  4. Posts : 77
    Win 7-32, XP Pro-32
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks! I wonder why I didn't see that myself?
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  5. Posts : 51
    Windows 7
       #5

    no problem!
    I have Windows Updates messages in action center disabled myself :)
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  6. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #6

    Does that mean you'll never be notified of updates if it's set to check for but do not download or install?
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  7. Posts : 654
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    selvan777 said:
    Does that mean you'll never be notified of updates if it's set to check for but do not download or install?
    no it just means you wont get annoyed by the security center, but windows update will still tell you when there are updates.
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  8. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #8

    Great, thanks for that. I did uninstall a security and optional update to test and it worked! Don't know why I didn't think of that in first place...:)
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  9.    #9

    I do not recommend disabling the Action Center. It will notify you when MS sends fixes to problems which you might not even know you have, like a bad driver or newer webcam software.

    This is also another reason to always Send Report to MS as it is interactive and will result in sometimes getting a fix in return, notified there in your System Tray or by typing Problems into Start Search box.

    When you get a notifcation that you don't want repeated, then open the Action Center and check the box underneath it to not warn you in the future about that issue.
    Last edited by gregrocker; 23 Aug 2010 at 22:08.
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  10. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #10

    We're only talking about Windows Update messages, not the entire Action Center.
    Re: problems, mine's set to ask me.
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