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IAutomaticUpdates::Pause method (wuapi.h)

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[IAutomaticUpdates::Pause is no longer supported. Starting with Windows 10 calls to Pause always return S_OK, but do nothing.]

Pauses automatic updates.

Syntax

HRESULT Pause();

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful. Otherwise, returns a COM or Windows error code.

This method can also return the following error codes.

Return code Description
E_ACCESSDENIED
 This method cannot be called from a remote computer.
WU_E_INVALID_OPERATION
 The computer could not access the update site.
WU_E_AU_NOSERVICE
 Automatic Updates is not enabled.
WU_E_AU_PAUSED
 Automatic Updates is paused.
WU_E_LEGACYSERVER
 You cannot search for updates if the following conditions are true:

Remarks

This method requires administrator permissions.

Automatic Updates can be paused for only eight hours. This limit varies in different binary versions. Callers should call the Resume method after calling Pause as soon as they no longer need to pause automatic updating.

This method returns WU_E_INVALID_OPERATION if the object that is implementing the interface is locked down.

This method returns WU_E_AU_NOSERVICE if Automatic Updates is disabled, initializing, uninitializing, or not configured.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wuapi.h
Library Wuguid.lib
DLL Wuapi.dll

See also

IAutomaticUpdates

IAutomaticUpdates.Resume