How To Disable Windows Updates?
Are Windows Updates interrupting your work and becoming annoying? In this article, we will show you how to permanently turn them off! Regardless of whether you use Windows 10, 8, or 7, we have you covered! We provide comprehensive instructions here on how to effectively manage and disable these updates on any PC running Windows 10, 8, or 7.
Introduction
Windows updates are essential to protecting and stabilizing your system, yet they can sometimes be an inconvenience. They may slow down your computer, consume data or cause compatibility issues between other applications – potentially prompting automatic updates to break. In certain situations, automatic updates should be disabled altogether so as to maintain security on your
Deactivate Windows Update Service
The first step towards disabling updates on your computer is stopping Windows Update Service. Here’s how:
Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue box, type in services.msc and press Enter, scroll down until you find “Windows Update,” right-click and select “Stop,” and finally “Disable.” Step 2: Unshrink Windows Update Service
Stopping the Windows Update Service temporarily suspends updates; to completely turn it off, follow these steps:
Press Windows Key + R to open Run dialog box, type in services.msc and press Enter, scroll down until you find “Windows Update,” right-click and choose Properties for it and choose Disabled in “Startup type.” Once finished click Apply then OK before closing this tab.
Switch Off Windows Update With Group Policy
If you are running Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education you can also turn off Windows updates using Group Policy – here is how.
Press Windows Key + R and type in “gpedit.msc” in the Run dialog box. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > “Windows Update.” Once there, double-click “Configure Automatic Updates.” Choose Disabled from the drop down list before clicking “OK.”
Disable Windows Update with Registry Editor If you are using Windows Home edition, it is possible to easily turn off updates using Registry Editor. Here’s how:
Press Windows key + R and type in “regedit” in the Run dialog box. Navigating to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows” Right-click Windows, select “New Key,” and create one named WindowsUpdates
Right-click “WindowsUpdate” and choose “New” > “DWORD (32-bit Value.”) Name this new value “AUOptions.” To set its value to 2, right-click and set its “AUOptions” property (this indicates “notify for download and notify for install”).
Use a Third-Party Tool to Disable Windows Update
If editing the Registry or Group Policy aren’t your thing, there’s another way: use an independent tool like “Windows Update Blocker,” which lets you easily block or unblock updates with one click.
Conclusion
Disabling Windows updates may be beneficial in certain circumstances, but should only be undertaken carefully and with full knowledge of its associated risks. If you choose to disable them anyway, be sure to follow all steps outlined here carefully and safely
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