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Community Scan Report

Clean

9b617666ffa2e4be66b6dba0b3f137111a8d04a7d754b5d1aeb1fe5161295ead

Detection Ratio

0 / 109 rules matched

1 ms scan time
Clean — no rules matched

Hashes

SHA-256

9b617666ffa2e4be66b6dba0b3f137111a8d04a7d754b5d1aeb1fe5161295ead

SHA-1

4899b3fa978fdbf8b3e14a1d396e26fc502c5f34

MD5

a163d337806964b359fbb62aa87622d2

SHA-512

2205aa68cff689134c0c79e194815e51e89a6029d7b6d05098e31981e64f787017ec8ea3530b7b51e4c08df7f95b125c66deb8a6374af2a8f4ce161b685fe8c8

File Properties

Detected Type Text / Script
Magic ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators
Client MIME application/octet-stream
Size 6.4 KB
Entropy 4.865 / 8.0
Times Analyzed 1
First Analyzed Aug 10, 2026 04:35
Last Analyzed Aug 10, 2026 04:35

Extracted IOCs

1 indicator(s) found in file content
URL
1
https://woshub.com/pause-delay-windows-updates/

Static Strings

109 strings · printable ASCII ≥ 6 chars
Offset (hex) Offset (dec) String
0x0 0 # Windows 11 Updates Manager
0x1E 30 # Host: log
0x2B 43 # Category: Tool
0x3D 61 # Options: Show Info; Pause Updates; Resume Updates; Disable Automatic Updates; Set Max Pause Time; Show Status; Revert Defaults
0xBF 191 # Credits: https://woshub.com/pause-delay-windows-updates/
0xFD 253 param([string]$choice)
0x117 279 function Ensure-UxKey {
0x130 304 $ux = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings"
0x170 368 if (-not (Test-Path $ux)) { New-Item -Path $ux -Force | Out-Null }
0x1B8 440 return $ux
0x1CD 461 function Unlock-PauseUx {
0x1E8 488 $pol = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate"
0x22E 558 if (Test-Path $pol) {
0x249 585 Remove-ItemProperty -Path $pol -Name "SetDisablePauseUXAccess" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
0x2BB 699 switch ($choice) {
0x2D1 721 "Show Info" {
0x2E4 740 Write-Output "[INFO] Windows Update Tamer"
0x318 792 Write-Output "---------------------------------------------------"
0x364 868 Write-Output "Control Windows Update without opening Settings."
0x3AD 941 Write-Output ""
0x3C6 966 Write-Output "Options:"
0x3E7 999 Write-Output "- Pause Updates : Pauses updates for 35 days (sets Feature/Quality start/end and expiry)."
0x459 1113 Write-Output "- Resume Updates : Clears pause values."
0x499 1177 Write-Output "- Disable Automatic Updates : Policy-based turn off of auto updates."
0x4F6 1270 Write-Output "- Set Max Pause Time : Sets a far-future expiry (10 years) and matching Feature/Quality end times."
0x571 1393 Write-Output "- Show Status : Prints current pause dates."
0x5B5 1461 Write-Output "- Revert Defaults : Removes policy and pause values."
0x602 1538 Write-Output ""
0x61B 1563 Write-Output "Notes:"
0x63A 1594 Write-Output "- Admin rights required."
0x66B 1643 Write-Output "- Works on Windows 10/11."
0x69D 1693 Write-Output "- Based on registry values described by Windows OS Hub."
0x6F6 1782 "Pause Updates" {
0x70D 1805 Write-Output "[ACTION] Pausing updates for 35 days..."
0x74D 1869 Unlock-PauseUx
0x765 1893 $ux = Ensure-UxKey
0x781 1921 $start = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
0x7D1 2001 $end = (Get-Date).AddDays(35).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
0x82F 2095 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x889 2185 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseUpdatesExpiryTime" -Value $end
0x8E1 2273 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x93B 2363 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime" -Value $end
0x993 2451 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x9ED 2541 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime" -Value $end
0xA47 2631 Write-Output "[OK] Updates paused until $((Get-Date).AddDays(35).ToShortDateString())."
0xAA8 2728 Write-Output "[TIP] Close and reopen the Settings app to refresh the date."
0xB06 2822 "Resume Updates" {
0xB1E 2846 Write-Output "[ACTION] Resuming Windows Updates..."
0xB5B 2907 $ux = Ensure-UxKey
0xB77 2935 $names = @(
0xB8C 2956 "PauseUpdatesStartTime","PauseUpdatesExpiryTime",
0xBCB 3019 "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime","PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime",
0xC15 3093 "PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime","PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime"
0xC5E 3166 )
0xC69 3177 foreach ($n in $names) {
0xC8B 3211 Remove-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name $n -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
0xCDD 3293 }
0xCE8 3304 Write-Output "[OK] Pause cleared."
0xD1D 3357 "Disable Automatic Updates" {
0xD40 3392 Write-Output "[ACTION] Disabling automatic updates via policy..."
0xD8B 3467 $au = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU"
0xDD7 3543 New-Item -Path $au -Force | Out-Null
0xE05 3589 Set-ItemProperty -Path $au -Name "NoAutoUpdate" -Type DWord -Value 1
0xE53 3667 Write-Output "[OK] Automatic updates disabled (manual checks still possible)."
0xEB4 3764 "Set Max Pause Time" {
0xED0 3792 Write-Output "[ACTION] Extending pause to 10 years..."
0xF10 3856 Unlock-PauseUx
0xF28 3880 $ux = Ensure-UxKey
0xF44 3908 $start = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
0xF94 3988 $end = (Get-Date).AddDays(3650).ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")
0xFF4 4084 # set all pause timestamps
0x1018 4120 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x1072 4210 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseUpdatesExpiryTime" -Value $end
0x10CA 4298 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x1124 4388 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime" -Value $end
0x117C 4476 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime" -Value $start
0x11D6 4566 Set-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime" -Value $end
0x1230 4656 # optional: expand UI's selectable max pause days (not required for actual pause)
0x128B 4747 New-Item -Path $ux -Force | Out-Null
0x12B9 4793 New-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name "FlightSettingsMaxPauseDays" -PropertyType DWord -Value 36500 -Force | Out-Null
0x1335 4917 Write-Output "[OK] Pause extended to $((Get-Date).AddDays(3650).ToShortDateString())."
0x1395 5013 Write-Output "[TIP] Settings app may need to be restarted to reflect the new date."
0x13FB 5115 "Show Status" {
0x1410 5136 $ux = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings"
0x1454 5204 if (Test-Path $ux) {
0x1472 5234 Get-ItemProperty -Path $ux |
0x149C 5276 Select-Object PauseUpdatesStartTime,PauseUpdatesExpiryTime,PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime,PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime,PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime,PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime,FlightSettingsMax
0x1571 5489 Format-List
0x158A 5514 } else {
0x159C 5532 Write-Output "[INFO] UX Settings key not found."
0x15DA 5594 }
0x15EE 5614 "Revert Defaults" {
0x1607 5639 Write-Output "[ACTION] Reverting to defaults..."
0x1641 5697 Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
0x16BD 5821 $ux = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings"
0x1701 5889 if (Test-Path $ux) {
0x171F 5919 $names = @(
0x1738 5944 "FlightSettingsMaxPauseDays",
0x1767 5991 "PauseUpdatesStartTime","PauseUpdatesExpiryTime",
0x17AA 6058 "PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime","PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime",
0x17F8 6136 "PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime","PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime"
0x1845 6213 )
0x1854 6228 foreach ($n in $names) {
0x187A 6266 Remove-ItemProperty -Path $ux -Name $n -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
0x18D0 6352 }
0x18DF 6367 }
0x18EA 6378 Write-Output "[OK] Default behavior restored."
0x192B 6443 default {
0x193A 6458 Write-Output "[ERROR] Unknown option: $choice"

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