Configuring system update with the registry – Lenovo System Update Solution User Manual

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are configuring multiple systems, you can use Active Directory to configure policies for System Update.
If your enterprise does not use Active Directory, Lenovo provides the start.reg file that you can configure
and then deploy to multiple systems. For additional information about each configuration method, see
the following sections:

•

“Configuring System Update with the registry” on page 16

•

“Configuring System Update with Active Directory” on page 29

•

“Configuring System Update with the start.reg file” on page 36

Configuring System Update with the registry

Attention: To edit registry configurations, exit System Update. If System Update is running while changes
are made in the registry, the old registry entries will be recovered.

The following table lists the configurable and modifiable items for System Update and their registry locations,
after the first launch of System Update.

Table 5. Registry locations

Setting

Registry location

Disable the System Update billboard. See “UCSettings
configurable items” on page 17.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\General

Disable registration on billboard

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Registration\RegStatus

Disable System Update user interface. See “UCSettings
configurable items” on page 17.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\General

RetryLimit for HTTPSHelloSettings. See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings” on page 18.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

RetryWaitTime for HTTPSHelloSettings. See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings” on page 18.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

Disable System Update Web upgrade (Update Thyself).
See “\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings” on page 18.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSHelloSettings

RetryLimit for HTTPSPackageSettings. See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings” on page 19.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

RetryWaitTime for HTTPSPackageSettings. See
“\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings” on page 19.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UCSettings\HTTPSPackageSettings

Proxy server connection.

See

“\UserSettings\Connection” on page 19.

HKLM\Software\Lenovo\System
Update\Preferences\UserSettings\Connection

DebugEnable. See “UserSettings configurable items” on
page 19.