- Sep 13, 2014
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-- Windows Update will be abbreviated as "WU" in text from myself.
On my home forum Sysnative, a user (wavly) was being assisted with a WU issue, which was going well, aside from the fact that wavly's WU kept getting disabled randomly. It was figured out eventually after using auditpol.exe and registry security auditing (shown below later) that the program that was responsible for disabling WU was Disable_Windowsupdate.exe, which is part of Samsung's SW Update software.
SW Update is your typical OEM updating software that will update your Samsung drivers, the bloatware that came on your Samsung machine, etc. The only difference between other OEM updating software is, Samsung's disables WU.
SW Update will install on:
Windows XP (all Service Packs) - Update service will not be installed whatsoever.
Windows Vista (x86/x64)
Windows 7/SP1 (x86/x64)
Windows 8/8.1 (x86/x64)
Do note that it does check for a Samsung environment, and if one is not detected, the program will in general run really buggy. A lot of its features won't drop or work as intended either, which is why a lot of manual work needs to be done to investigate this program.
What devices does SW Update run on?
Samsung notes:
SW Update allows you to download and install the newest drivers, updates, and software for your Windows PC.So most likely only desktop and laptop type devices that run the Windows OS.
Uninstalling/Removing Samsung’s SW Update
SW Update after install is listed in Windows' Add/Remove (or Uninstall a program) list, which can be uninstalled like any other software on your system. If you uninstall it from Windows' Add/Remove (or Uninstall a program) list, and restart, it doesn’t appear to uninstall properly. The SE Update Service is still active and running, as well as the existence of the \ProgramData\Samsung folder which would still inevitably contain "Disable_Windowsupdate.exe".
please read the full text in: http://bsodanalysis.blogspot.ie/2015/06/samsung-deliberately-disabling-windows.html
On my home forum Sysnative, a user (wavly) was being assisted with a WU issue, which was going well, aside from the fact that wavly's WU kept getting disabled randomly. It was figured out eventually after using auditpol.exe and registry security auditing (shown below later) that the program that was responsible for disabling WU was Disable_Windowsupdate.exe, which is part of Samsung's SW Update software.
SW Update is your typical OEM updating software that will update your Samsung drivers, the bloatware that came on your Samsung machine, etc. The only difference between other OEM updating software is, Samsung's disables WU.
SW Update will install on:
Windows XP (all Service Packs) - Update service will not be installed whatsoever.
Windows Vista (x86/x64)
Windows 7/SP1 (x86/x64)
Windows 8/8.1 (x86/x64)
Do note that it does check for a Samsung environment, and if one is not detected, the program will in general run really buggy. A lot of its features won't drop or work as intended either, which is why a lot of manual work needs to be done to investigate this program.
What devices does SW Update run on?
Samsung notes:
SW Update allows you to download and install the newest drivers, updates, and software for your Windows PC.So most likely only desktop and laptop type devices that run the Windows OS.
Uninstalling/Removing Samsung’s SW Update
SW Update after install is listed in Windows' Add/Remove (or Uninstall a program) list, which can be uninstalled like any other software on your system. If you uninstall it from Windows' Add/Remove (or Uninstall a program) list, and restart, it doesn’t appear to uninstall properly. The SE Update Service is still active and running, as well as the existence of the \ProgramData\Samsung folder which would still inevitably contain "Disable_Windowsupdate.exe".
please read the full text in: http://bsodanalysis.blogspot.ie/2015/06/samsung-deliberately-disabling-windows.html