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Block Access to Windows Update

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202622608 views
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I use a company laptop for work. Usually, I work from a client site. Recently, this client has prohibited the use of its Internet Access from 3rd party. So we switched to a 3G modem + hub as a solution. However, my company laptop, which runs Windows 7, is configure to automatically download updates…

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Fix for: Block Access to Windows Update

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Windows Update constantly changes its IP address, so you'd have to block out a massive range of IPs to prevent it. If your firewall supports DNS blocking, block out these hosts: If it does not support DNS blocking, try editing your hosts file to poi…

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