Disable Windows Update » History » Version 3
Greg Mathis, 04/11/2018 09:01 AM
| 1 | 1 | Greg Mathis | h1. Disable Windows Update |
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| 3 | 1 | Greg Mathis | As central as it is to the core of Windows 10, Windows Update is actually just another Windows process so it can be stopped with these simple steps: |
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| 6 | 1 | Greg Mathis | # Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: services.msc and press enter |
| 7 | 1 | Greg Mathis | # From the Services list which appears find the Windows Update service and open it |
| 8 | 1 | Greg Mathis | # In ‘Startup Type’ (under the ‘General’ tab) change it to ‘Disabled’ |
| 9 | 3 | Greg Mathis | # Restart the PC. |
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| 11 | 2 | Greg Mathis | In the task manager, you should now see task "wuauserv" in the "Stopped" state. |
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| 13 | 2 | Greg Mathis | Of course, every now and then, when convenient, you should re-enable Windows Update to get the latest updates, especially security patches. |
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| 15 | 1 | Greg Mathis | To re-enable Windows Update simply repeat these four steps, but change the Startup Type to ‘Automatic’ |
