In this post, we will show you how you can effectively & completely block, stop, disable & turn off Windows Update in Windows 10 so that you can install them when you want to. You will need khổng lồ disable Windows Update Service, WaaSMedicSVC, phối Network as Metered connection, or use a Tool.
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How to lớn disable Automatic Windows Update in Windows 10?
Some background information before you proceed!There is no option to stop or turn off Windows Updates using the Control Panel or Settings phầm mềm in Windows 10, as it used to be with earlier versions of Windows. But there is a workaround lớn disable or turn off Windows Update in Windows 10, that we’ll talk about in this post.First, let us take a look at why people may want to lớn turn off Windows updates.With Windows 8.1 & earlier versions, we had Windows Update giving us options to:Install updates automatically (Recommended)Download Updates but choose when to install themCheck for updates but let me choose whether to download and install themNever kiểm tra for updates (Not Recommended)These options provided a way to defer updates until we had enough time to tải về and install them or lớn have them downloaded automatically & then install them at a time we wish. These options are not present in Windows 10 Update & Security Settings.Now in Settings app > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options, you will see the following settings:Microsoft has explained that it will provide updates in two distinct methods for its two distinct types of clients.The Home users now have the option lớn pause Windows Updates. Earlier they did not have this option. Windows 10 will also let you defer restart, but that is not enough because a download in the background might slow down your browsing in some cases.The other ring of users are Enterprise users who will have the option to delay updates so that they can hold it lớn the time when they are free. Microsoft said it would push updates lớn such users less frequently so that they are faced with minimum downtime. These are the corporates and real-time users such as hospitals & ATMs etc.Coming back to trang chủ users và Professional users, there is not even the option lớn delay the updates. They will be downloaded as soon as they are available. The availability of Windows Updates for normal users means that the updates have already been tested by Windows Insiders. If you are a Windows Insider, running Windows 10 home or Pro, you will be in priority to lớn receive updates. After a few days of you testing the updates and if it doesn’t pose any problems, it will be released khổng lồ the normal ring of users.Thus, you are stuck. Windows 10 will keep on downloading updates as soon as they are available và will occupy your computer resources, when you may not want it too. Some of us will want to lớn keep the automatic downloads to lớn be stopped so that we can install the updates manually when miễn phí – when we are not working on something urgent. That is lớn say; some users would want the liberty and option to download and install updates when they want & not when Microsoft provides it.Since there is no option lớn turn off Windows updates from Control Panel or PC Settings, here is a workaround.Read: Windows 10 Update enables itself even after turning it Off.Turn off Windows Updates in Windows 10
To stop or disable automatic Windows Updates in Windows 10, you will have to:Disable Windows Update và Windows Update Medic ServicesChange WU settings using the Group Policy EditorSet your network connection to ‘Metered’Use a không tính phí tool that lets you disable automatic updates.Now let us see each of these suggestions in detail.1> Disable Windows Update & Windows Update Medic Services
You can disable the Windows Update Service via Windows Services Manager. In the Services window, scroll down khổng lồ Windows Update and turn off the Service. Khổng lồ turn it off, right-click on the process, click on Properties và select Disabled. That will take care of Windows Updates not being installed on your machine.Xem thêm: Chậm Mà Chắc: Những Nâng Cấp Của Việt Nam Ở Trường Sa I Trái Của Trung Quốc
But since Windows is a Service now onwards, you have to keep your computer updated. To be able to install the next phối of features or a newer build, you will require the earlier updates to be installed. That’s why if you use the above workaround, you will have to lớn go lớn the Windows Services Manager và turn it on once in a while to download and update your copy of Windows.You need khổng lồ also disable the Windows Update Medic Service or WaaSMedicSVC. The Windows Update Medic Service is a new Windows Service introduced in recent versions of Windows 10. This Service has been introduced to lớn repair Windows Update components from damage so that the computer can continue to lớn receive updates. We recommend you try this method first.After you turn on the Windows Update Service, when you mở cửa Windows Update in PC Settings, you will see a message that updates were not installed because the computer was stopped. You will have to click on Retry so that all the available updates are downloaded and installed. This may take two or three “Check for Updates” tries. You will have to lớn keep on clicking “Check for updates” until it says your computer is up to lớn date. Then you can go back & turn off the Windows Update service until next time you feel you are không tính tiền enough khổng lồ spend time updating your copy of Windows 10.
2> Change WU settings using the Group Policy Editor
If your version of Windows 10 has Group Policy, you can also change some settings using the Group Policy Editor. Run gpedit & navigate to lớn the following policy setting:Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.On the right side, double-click on Configure Automatic Updates and change its settings to lớn suit your requirements.Once you configure the settings, you will see the result in the Settings phầm mềm as follows:Read: How to configure Windows Updates using Registry.We do not recommend that you disable automatic Windows Update in Windows 10. If your computer is fine with downloads in the background và doesn’t affect your work, it is not advisable to vày it. But if you face slowdown of computer due to lớn updates downloading & installing in the background, the above tip khổng lồ turn off Windows updates in Windows 10 will be of some help.3> mix your network connection to lớn ‘Metered’
Setting your network connection khổng lồ ‘Metered’, can also stop Windows 10 from automatically downloading the Updates. You can vì it as follows – Settings tiện ích > Network & Internet > WiFi > Advanced options. Move the slider lớn On position for Set as metered connection. See how lớn set Metered Connection in Windows 10.4> Tools that help you block automatic Windows 10 Updates
Here is a danh mục of some không lấy phí Windows Update Blocker tools lớn Stop Automatic Windows 10 Updates. You might want lớn take a look at them as they allow you lớn control Widows 10 Updates with a click.Windows Update BlockerStopUpdates10Wu10ManKill-UpdateWuMgrWin Update StopWin Updates DisablerWAU Manager.Incidentally, Microsoft has released a tool called Show or Hide Updates that allows users to lớn hide or block specific unwanted Windows Updates in Windows 10. Using it, you can stop Windows 10 from downloading specific updates.Related reads:Make Windows 10 notify you before downloading UpdatesHow lớn configure Windows Updates using Registry in Windows ServerHow to stop automatic Driver updatesStop Windows 10 from upgrading your computer automatically.Fix Windows Update error 0x80070437
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September 9, 2021