kscript to disable auto updates for adobe reader, java, firefox, and itunes
Hi,
Does anyone have a script that will disable auto updates for adobe reader, java, firefox and itunes? If so, do you mind sharing the xml from the script?
Answers (2)
Creating a universal script would not be good enough. Each of these software have different methods for disabling auto-updates.
I'm afraid the products in your list all have very different methods for disabling auto-updates, so a universal script might be hard to come by.
Good luck though!
No universal script but I have disabled auto updates individually using the methods below:
- Adobe Reader - disabled and deployed via the Adobe Customization Wizard
- Java RE- disabled via a registry scripts. Keys/Values for 32/64 bit are:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy]
"EnableJavaUpdate"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy]
"EnableJavaUpdate"=dword:00000000
- Firefox - deployed two pre-configured files via a script.
copy "\\networkshare\local-settings.js" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\local-settings.js" /y
copy "\\networkshare\mozilla.cfg" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg" /y
local-settings.js contains:
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); // only needed if you do not want to obscure the content with ROT-13
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
mozilla.cfg contains:
//
lockPref("app.update.enabled", false);
Modify as needed for 32/64 bit!
