VBScript to Delete Registry Keys

Question

I have a VBscript that I use to delete some keys and change some keys in the registry. We use it in our environment because we have SCCM which ties Windows Update to the SCCM server. Sometimes that server doesn't have the latest updates, so I normally run
this script and it deletes the keys that tie the computer to the SCCM server, and re-enables Windows Update.
The script was working fine for quite some time, and still does work on Windows 7, however since I've upgraded to Windows 8 or 8.1, it no longer actually deletes the keys, it seems to run, but then when I open Windows Update, it's still disabled, and if
I look under the appropriate keys in the registry, none of them are deleted. I think it must be some kind of security change in Windows 8 or something. Can anyone help me get this working under Windows 8?

Answer 1

Hi,
Please take a try to edit this registry key: EnableLinkedConnections, follow the steps below:
1. Click Start, type regedit in the
Start programs and files box, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate and then right-click the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
3. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click
Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click
OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.
Here is a similar thread for reference:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5fbf0b79-d3a1-428d-a45e-8ee650a10f82/logon-script-doesnt-work-in-windows-8?forum=ITCG
More information here:
Some Programs Cannot Access Network Locations When UAC Is Enabled
Best regards
Michael Shao
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