Show updates in add/remove programs

Uncheck the box in the image

I know that as i am from IT support, i am not asking about that... i need that show update to disapper/graded out and it should not list out the patches/updates in the add/remove programs for the end user.

Regards
Anil

You said that you tried through registery key....this key....?

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management]
"ShowUpdates"=dword:00000000

Did you verify your changes after you made them?

try this:

Start > Run menu, enter regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall\.

Create a REG_DWORD value name "DontGroupPatches" (if this value doesn't exist). Double click on the entry DontGroupPatches,  and add the value "1" to enable the setting.

Close up the hive, and then exit.  On the next restart or logoff/on the setting will take effect.  To get this out to all systems, you could just add a login script and save the setting as a .REG file.

As per shadowless, there was no changes in the every thing remains the same.

I have tried this but all the updates show up in the add/remove program, it should not show up. Is there anything in the group policy where we can do this?

I have tried this but all the updates show up in the add/remove program, it should not show up. Is there anything in the group policy where we can do this?

Did you try what IainNIX suggested?  Below is a link with some visuals....

http://www.liutilities.com/products/registrybooster/tweaklibrary/tweaks/10551/

As per IainNIX, i have already done that which is already mentioned in the question that changing in registry and also have update in pervious comment.

As per shadowlesss, there was no changes on the system.

Can anyone please help on this??????????????? really strugling for this :(

Is there any other way for the solution for this

Both of the options mentioned here just disable the filtering of Updates from the list.

The only way you can actually remove the entry from add/remove programs is by removing it's entry in the: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Key, obviously this will prevent you from uninstalling it unless you have exported the registry keys before you remove them, this is also a manual process for each item.

What is it you are trying to achieve? Perhaps the easiest option is to prevent access to Add/remove programs?

what service pack level is this machine at and also is this computer on a domain ?

If its on a domain then the servers group policy will over ride local group policy or security settings so you may have to set this via the servers group policy for the relevant OU that the computer is in.

If its not on a domain then its either a local security / group policy setting or possibly update it to at least service pack 2 or 3.

I will have a look later and post back if I find anything of use with regards to add / remove having the check box as well as always displaying updates

Hi demazter, as of now we have disabled the add/remove programs. But there is team which needs access to it by which they keep removing updates which are installed. What i need is that to give access to control panel but hide the updates/patches which are installed.

I have tried with changing the registry key before as per IainNIX comment, but it hides the checkbox on the top but display all the patches below which should hide.

All the machines are with SP3 and its on the domain.

The check box you are refering to is a filter option if you remove it it will display everything.

You can remove the updates from the list completely by removing their entry under the key I posted earlier but this would mean that should you wish to uninstall at a later date you would need to put the key back.  This is also a manual process.  Alternatively you could rename the DisplayName and the Uninstall keys which will prevent them from showing in add remove programs.

Again this is a manual process.

Is there no other way to hide the updates other the option of filering.

Not without editing the registry for each one as mentioned in my previous posts.

You could try a 3rd party add-on that may do them in bulk for you but all that will be doing is renaming the 2 values I mentioned above.

Can yot please tell me know the value to change it and also i got one more solution just to check is it with the same answer of your's.

Thanks

he wants to remove/disable the tick box from the top of the Add/Remove programs window - Show Updates, not remove applications from being listed at all.  To apply this method to all updates/patches for every system would be insane and impossible to police for every system.

i already posted a solution, which works.

here is a page with the same explanation, but with all the step by step pictures/screenshots to match:

http://www.tweaklibrary.com/Display/Control-Panel/41/Disable-%E2%80%9CShow-Updates%E2%80%9D-option-in-Add_Remove-Programs/10551/

I got the solution for the question, rename the string name "UninstallString" of any update/patch which will get hidden, once again if its renamed as UninstallString the update will appear in the  Add/Remove programs but its manual work or it can be put in the login script.




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KBxxxxxx\