[GH-ISSUE #20] Do not disable windows updates by default #88

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opened 2026-03-14 01:35:00 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-14 01:35:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @bbrendon on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/rmmagent/issues/20

Making a computer automatically less secure after installing the agent seems to me like a bad thing. Someone may install an agent and unknowingly not get updates leading to their computer being compromised.

This should be left up to the user to disable if they want to use the built in patch management system or build it into the patch management system.

github.com/amidaware/rmmagent@f746f78c63/agent/install.go (L233)

Originally created by @bbrendon on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/rmmagent/issues/20 Making a computer automatically less secure after installing the agent seems to me like a bad thing. Someone may install an agent and unknowingly not get updates leading to their computer being compromised. This should be left up to the user to disable if they want to use the built in patch management system or build it into the patch management system. https://github.com/amidaware/rmmagent/blob/f746f78c639209fd832691f2d29e5c4ee65c923f/agent/install.go#L233

kerem commented

2026-03-14 01:35:06 +03:00

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@stavros-k commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2022):

Make it a checkbox on deployment creation maybe?
Like Enable RDP.

Personally I like that it disables them, and let's me manage the updates. as most of my machines are "kiosks" and I wouldn't want auto restarts in the middle of the day.

But I can agree that needs to be clear that updates will be disabled (if user opts in).

@stavros-k commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2022): Make it a checkbox on deployment creation maybe? Like Enable RDP. Personally I like that it disables them, and let's me manage the updates. as most of my machines are "kiosks" and I wouldn't want auto restarts in the middle of the day. But I can agree that needs to be clear that updates will be disabled (if user opts in).

kerem commented

2026-03-14 01:35:11 +03:00

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@dinger1986 commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2024):

could maybe add a param for install?

@dinger1986 commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2024): could maybe add a param for install?