[KB6787] Disable Windows update or Windows Firewall notifications in ESET Security Management Center (7.x)
Issue
- Your ESET product notifies you with a yellow or red icon
and displays the notification "Operating system is not up to date" - Disable Windows update notifications using ESET Security Management Center
- Disable Windows Security Center alerts
- Windows 10 update manually
- Disable firewall notifications
- Device shows error status "Windows Firewall is not enabled"
Solution
Mac Users: Click to view instructions
Endpoint users: Perform these steps on individual client workstations
To disable all notifications from Windows, you will need to disable:
Disable Windows update notifications in ESET Security Management Center
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Open ESET Security Management Center Web Console (ESMC Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
- Click Policies and select the policy for client computers that you want to stop receiving Windows update notifications.
- Click Policies → Edit.
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- Click Settings, click Tools, and expand Microsoft Windows Update.
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- Select No updates from the Notify about Microsoft Windows system updates drop-down menu.
- Click Finish to apply the changes. Client computers will receive the policy changes the next time that they check in to the ESET Security Management Center Server.
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Disable Windows Security Center Alerts
- Open ESET Security Management Center Web Console (ESMC Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
- Click Policies and select the ESET Management Agent policy assigned to the client computers for which you want to disable Windows Security Center alerts.
- Click Policies → Edit.
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- Click Settings → Advanced Settings. In the Operating System section, click the slider bar next to Report if operating system is not up-to-date to disable it. Click Finish to save your changes.
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Windows 10 updates
Due to the methods by which operating system updates are delivered in Microsoft Windows 10, certain device or driver updates might fail during a normal operating system update, meaning you will continue to be notified of available updates by your ESET product. To resolve this issue, you will need to perform a manual update these devices and drivers.
If you know which driver(s) or device(s) failing to update, follow the steps below to manually update them:
- Open Device Manager.
- Click View → Show hidden devices.
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- Navigate to the driver or device that requires a manual update, right-click it, and select Update Driver Software from the context menu.
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- Click Search automatically for updated driver software. If an update is available, it will automatically be installed. In some cases, a system restart may be required to allow the newer driver to load.
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Disable Windows Firewall notifications in ESET Security Management Center
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Open ESET Security Management Center Web Console (ESMC Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
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Click Policies and select the ESET Management Agent policy assigned to the client computer or specific group for which you want to disable firewall alerts from Windows Security Center.
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Click Policies → Edit.
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- Expand Settings → Advanced Settings. In the Operating System section, click the slider bar next to Report network firewall issues to disable it. Click Finish to save your changes.
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