By default, an installation of Java will check for updates and then will prompt the end user to install the update whether or not the user has Admin rights. In a small environment, this may not be a problem, but in a larger environment, this can generate a lot of unnecessary support requests. If you’ve installed 32-bit/x86 Java on your 64-bit/x64 Operating System, the normal method of disabling Java updates with Group Policy isn’t going to work. You’ll need to add a Registry key in the Wow6432Node area of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Here’s how to do that so that your end users don’t see messages like this:
