How to Control user access to Windows Update with Windows Server 2003 Group Policy

Configuring a few Group Policy settings will allow you to control the update process in your environment and ensure that users cannot load updates using Windows Update. Administrators should be the only ones who can load updates using Windows Update. You can prevent users from accessing Windows Update by managing the Windows Update Access settings; this does require you to configure Group Policy. If you want to give some users access to Windows Update, you can manage who gets access through these settings.
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