HOW TO DISABLE WINDOWS UPDATE ON WINDOWS 10

HOW TO DISABLE WINDOWS UPDATE ON WINDOWS 10

            Hello guys, now I’m so excited to post this article. I don’t know why, maybe my brain needs scanning due to the malware attacks. Hahahaaa..

Guys, have you ever been angry because Windows Update ‘eats’ too much your internet quota. On the other hand you don’t do anything. That’s happened because Windows Update runs automatically and download any update which is shipped by Microsoft. Have you thought “How can I disable it?” ?.

Today, I want to share with you the way to disable Windows Update temporarily or permanently, so you can save your internet quota and keep calm when you’re operating your notebook/PC.

Method 1 : Disabling Windows Update Service

Firstly, press Win Key + R and type this “services.msc”

Here’s the window of all services in Windows.

Then, you have to look up Windows Update at the bottom of all services.

Open the Windows Update service, then switch “Automatic” to “Manual” or “Disabled”.

NB: MANUAL means that you will manually download updates through Windows Update. The updates will not be downloaded until you have checked for updates manually. DISABLED means that the updates are not able to be downloaded and you will not get any newest updates until you switch it to “automatic” or “manual”.

Then, click on “Apply” and “OK”. You need to restart your notebook/PC so it will run effectively.

Method 2 : Disabling Windows Update through Group Policy

This step will only be applied in Windows version which allows you to access Local Group Policy. At the point, you have to run Windows Professional version.

First, press Win Key + R, then type this “gpedit.msc”

There are two menu those are “Computer Configuration” and “User Configuration”. In this tutorial you have to choose Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.

At the right windows, you have to choose “Configure Automatic Update”. Then, open it and switch “Not Configured” to ”Disabled” (if you don’t want to use Windows Update anymore) or “Enabled”(if you want to adjust the Windows Update to notify you before downloading updates).

If you choose “Enabled“, at Configure automatic updating” below, you can switch “3 – Auto download and notify for install” to “2 – Notify for download and notify for install”. You can also set the time for updates to install. Then, just click on “Apply” and “OK”.

For now, those are the easiest way to disable Windows Update. Those also work for Windows 7, and Windows 8/8.1. Actually, it can be disabled by using PowerShell, Command Prompt and Registry Editor. But, I think they are quite hard to apply.

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