By default, Windows 10 automatically checks for update, downloads and installs them, and it becomes more difficult to disable windows auto updates than in previous versions of the operating system. However, it is possible to do this: using the OS administration tools or third-party programs. Windows Update is an important component and part of the Windows operating system. He regularly checks Microsoft servers for available updates, patches and device drivers. If they are found, he reports this and offers to download and install them. This is very important because updates improve system performance, reliability, stability and security.

1. HOWTO: Four Simple Solutions to Disable
Windows Auto Update
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2. By default, Windows 10 automatically checks for update, downloads
and installs them, and it becomes more difficult to disable windows
auto updates than in previous versions of the operating system.
However, it is possible to do this: using the OS administration tools or
third-party programs.
Windows Update is an important component and part of the Windows
operating system. He regularly checks Microsoft servers for available
updates, patches and device drivers. If they are found, he reports this
and offers to download and install them. This is very important
because updates improve system performance, reliability, stability and
security.
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3. It’s no secret that Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 / 8.1 allow you to
customize the behavior of Update Center: you can download and
install updates either automatically or manually, you can choose which
updates should be installed and which should not; You can
even completely turn off the check for updates. This allows you to
make a decision about the feasibility of installing certain updates and
at the same time makes it possible not to clog the bandwidth of the
Internet channel once more when it comes to slow connections.
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4. However with Windows 10, Microsoft left users without any choice -
Pro Edition allows you to postpone the installation of updates only for
a while, while users of Windows 10 Home are not allowed to disable
Windows auto update.
In other words, the new version of the operating system downloads
and installs updates automatically and without notice. It would seem
that there is nothing bad in this, but in reality this is not at all the case,
because updates are often the cause of various problems. Sometimes
it even comes to the point that after installing the next portion of
patches, the system simply stops loading.
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5. Whenever you are faced with Windows 10's automatic update
notification like:
- Install updates automatically
- Download Updates but choose when to install them
- Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install
them
What would you do? Here, we have the following solutions.
In the instructions below you will find how to completely disable
Windows auto update.
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6. Solution 1. Disable Windows Update Service.
Open Services.Msc: Press the Windows logo key + R at the same
time to invoke the Run box. Type services.msc and press Enter.
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7. Solution 1. Disable Windows Update Service.
Double-click on Windows Update Service: Scroll down the service
list to Windows Update and double-click it.
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9. Solution 1. Double-click on Windows Update Service
In Window with Startup Type Select Option Disabled: In
Startup type window select Disabled. Then click Apply and OK
to save the settings.
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11. Solution 2. Change the Setting of the Group Policy Editor
The Group Policy feature is not available in the Home edition.
So, only when you run Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, or
Education, you can use the Group Policy Editor to change the
settings to prevent Windows 10 from automatically updating.
The local group policy editor will notify you of new updates
without automatically installing them.- Press the Windows logo
key + R then type gpedit.msc and click OK. action1.com
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12. Solution 2. Change the Setting of the Group Policy Editor
- Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates >
Windows Components > Windows Update
- Double-click Configure Automatic Updates.
- Select Disabled in Configured Automatic Updates on the left, and
click ---Apply and OK to disable the Windows automatic update
feature.
Note: If you need to update your Windows version later, you can
repeat the steps above, then select Enabled to turn on this feature,
so that you can continue to download the updates. action1.com
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14. Solution 3. Meter Your Network Connection
- Click the Start button at the bottom left on your desktop, then
click the Settings app.
- Click Network & Internet.
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16. Solution 3. Click WiFi Icon in the Windows Taskbar
Click WiFi in the left pane, then click the name of your Wi-Fi
connection.
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17. Solution 3. Meter Your Network Connection
Click to Turn on Set as Metered Connection: Toggle on the
option Set as metered connection and click to turn on.
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19. Solution 4. Change the Way of Windows 10 Updates Using Registry
- Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run
command.
- Type regedit, and click OK to open the Registry.
- Browse the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows
- Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select New, and then click
Key.
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20. Solution 4. Change the Way of Windows 10 Updates Using Registry
- Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.
- Right-click the newly created key, select new, and click Key.
- Name the new key AU and press Enter.
- Inside the newly created key, right-click on the right side, select
New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name the new key AUOptions and press Enter.
- Double-click the newly created key and change its value to 2. It's
for "Notify for download and notify for install". Click OK.
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