swing - Disable Windows Auto Update Using Java -

try {     final string reg_add_cmd ="cmd /c reg add \"hkey_local_machine\\software\\"+                               "microsoft\\windows\\currentversion\\windowsupdate"+                               "\\auto update\" /v auoptions /t reg_dword /d 1 /f";     process objprocess;     //objprocess cmd /c = runtime.getruntime().exec(new string[]      //{"reg add \"", " hkey_local_machine\\software\\microsoft\\windows     //\\currentversion\\windowsupdate\\auto update"," /v auoptions /t reg_dword /d 1 /f"});      objprocess = runtime.getruntime().exec(reg_add_cmd);     system.out.println("reg_add_cmd:::"+reg_add_cmd);     bufferedreader reader=new bufferedreader(new inputstreamreader(objprocess.getinputstream()));     string line=reader.readline();     system.out.println("windows auto update::::"+line);     final int exitstatus = objprocess.waitfor();     int exitval = objprocess.exitvalue();     system.out.println("exitstatus::::"+exitstatus);     system.out.println("exitval::::"+exitval);     //system.out.println("processed finished status: " + exitval);      if(exitstatus != 0){         system.err.println("error while installing application!!");     }         //objprocess = runtime.getruntime().exec("reg add "hkey_local_machine\software\"+ //                          "microsoft\windows\currentversion\windowsupdate\auto update" /v auoptions /t reg_dword /d 1 /f"); }     catch (interruptedexception ex) {         ex.printstacktrace();     }     catch (ioexception e) {         // todo auto-generated catch block         e.printstacktrace();     } } 

this code diable windows auto update in windows 7. once executed getting responce "the operation completed successfully" in console, not reflecting in control panel can 1 regarding this. thanks

i think on wrong way. indeed windows stores lot of configuration information in registry. not mean component stores information , reads on startup performs polling on registry value see whether else has changed value.

this happens in case. there component responsible on automatic updates. starts when system starts , reads configuration registry. change registry value component not know this.

to perform operation correctly should find api , call it. fortunately implemented command line utility task: http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2012/10/manage-automatic-updates-from-the-command-line/

take on article. run utility java , work you. sure there other solutions similar. example take on wmi. if find wmi api can write jscript or vbscript , run java using cscript interpreter.