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10-12-2009
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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.
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home-built OS Win 7-32, XP Pro-32 CPU Xeon 3070 (2.66 GHz) Motherboard Asus P5W DH Deluxe, BIOS 2901 Memory 4 GB Graphics Card PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 5750 (fanless) Sound Card on-board Monitor(s) Displays Dell U2711 Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Keyboard Lexmark IBM Type "M" - PS/2 connector Mouse Wacom Intous4, Logitech Wheel Mouse as backup PSU Seasonic SS-650HT Case Antec P180 Cooling Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120, 4 120mm fans (variable rpm) Hard Drives All SATA:
ICH7R (AHCI): 1 Intel X-25M 80GB SSD, 2 Samsung HD103UJ 1TB, 1 Seagate ST3750330MS 750GB;
JMB363: Samsung SH-S223L DVD;
Promise TX4302: two mobile racks, normally powered off Internet Speed Cable ~ 6 mbps Other Info DVD: Samsung SH-S223L (SATA),
SanDisk CompactFlash reader,
Epson R280 printer,
HP Laserjet 4100dtn,
Epson scanner,
NeatReceipts scanner |
10-12-2009
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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 | My System Specs | | |
10-12-2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit |
If you want... you can disable the action center all together. Just open services and disabled the security center | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP DV9033CL OS Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit Memory 2 GB Graphics Card nVidia GeForce Go 7600 Sound Card Conexant HD Audio Board Screen Resolution 1440x900 Internet Speed aDSL 1.5Mbps / 256 Kbps |
10-12-2009
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Thanks! I wonder why I didn't see that myself? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home-built OS Win 7-32, XP Pro-32 CPU Xeon 3070 (2.66 GHz) Motherboard Asus P5W DH Deluxe, BIOS 2901 Memory 4 GB Graphics Card PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 5750 (fanless) Sound Card on-board Monitor(s) Displays Dell U2711 Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Keyboard Lexmark IBM Type "M" - PS/2 connector Mouse Wacom Intous4, Logitech Wheel Mouse as backup PSU Seasonic SS-650HT Case Antec P180 Cooling Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120, 4 120mm fans (variable rpm) Hard Drives All SATA:
ICH7R (AHCI): 1 Intel X-25M 80GB SSD, 2 Samsung HD103UJ 1TB, 1 Seagate ST3750330MS 750GB;
JMB363: Samsung SH-S223L DVD;
Promise TX4302: two mobile racks, normally powered off Internet Speed Cable ~ 6 mbps Other Info DVD: Samsung SH-S223L (SATA),
SanDisk CompactFlash reader,
Epson R280 printer,
HP Laserjet 4100dtn,
Epson scanner,
NeatReceipts scanner |
10-12-2009
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no problem!
I have Windows Updates messages in action center disabled myself | My System Specs | | |
08-22-2010
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
Does that mean you'll never be notified of updates if it's set to check for but do not download or install? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer 5251 1513 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit CPU AMD v120 2.20 GHz Memory 4 GB Hard Drives 180 GB |
08-22-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by selvan777 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. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP dv6519tx OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU 1.80 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7100 Memory 3 gig ddr2 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView Widescreen Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Keyboard 101 key compatible Mouse Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll PSU 90 W AC Power Adapter Cooling Kitchen plate under the lappy Hard Drives Hitachi 320 GB (5400 rpm) Internet Speed Three Wireless internet prepaid using E160G USB dongle |
08-22-2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
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... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer 5251 1513 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit CPU AMD v120 2.20 GHz Memory 4 GB Hard Drives 180 GB |
08-23-2010
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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; 08-23-2010 at 10:08 PM..
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08-23-2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit |
We're only talking about Windows Update messages, not the entire Action Center.
Re: problems, mine's set to ask me. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer 5251 1513 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit CPU AMD v120 2.20 GHz Memory 4 GB Hard Drives 180 GB Eliminate Action Center message about Windows Update? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:10 AM. |  |