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- Last updated on August 3, 2015 by VG

“Windows Update” is an essential program and

part of Windows operating system. It regularly
checks Microsoft servers for available updates,
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new updates available, it notifies you about the
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But in the latest Windows 10 operating system,

Microsoft has removed the ability to disable
or change Windows Update download
behavior. In Windows 10, all updates are
automatically downloaded and installed
without notifying the user. Although its not a
problem as Windows updates are helpful for the
OS but sometimes a faulty device driver might
get installed via Windows Update which may
cause your computer not bootable. Sometimes
a few Windows updates may also cause system
problems. So many Windows users want to
disable Windows updates.

Although Microsoft has disabled Windows

Update customization options in Windows 10,
there are a few ways present to block or
manually download Windows updates in
Windows 10.
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If you are using Windows 10 and want to
change Windows Update download behavior Search
or want to permanently disable or block
Windows Update, following methods will
definitely help you.

We are listing all possible methods and you can

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try any of the desired method according to your

requirements. All these methods will work in
all Windows 10 editions such as Windows 10
Home, Pro, etc:

◦ METHOD 1: Customize Windows Update

Using Advanced Options Page

◦ METHOD 2: Hide Updates Using Official

Troubleshooter Tool from Microsoft

◦ METHOD 3: Set Your Internet Connection as

Metered Connection

◦ METHOD 4: Change Windows Update

Settings Using Group Policy Editor
(gpedit.msc)

◦ METHOD 5: Change Windows Update

Settings Using Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

◦ METHOD 6: Disable Windows Update Using

Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

◦ METHOD 7: Disable Windows Update

Service

UPDATE: If you want to disable “Check for

Updates” button present on Windows
Update page, following tutorial will help you:

[Tip] Disable “Check for Updates” Button

in Windows 10

Let’s start the tutorial:

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Table of Contents

METHOD 1: Customize Windows Update Using

Advanced Options Page
METHOD 2: Hide Updates Using Official
Troubleshooter Tool from Microsoft
METHOD 3: Set Your Internet Connection as
Metered Connection
METHOD 4 / 5: Change Windows Update
Settings Using Group Policy or Registry
METHOD 6: Disable Windows Update Using
Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
METHOD 7: Disable Windows Update Service

METHOD 1: Customize
Windows Update Using
Advanced Options Page
This is the most basic method to customize
Windows Update settings in Windows 10 and
prevent it from downloading at least some
updates automatically and also prevent it from
automatically restarting the computer.

This method will not disable or block Windows

Update. If you want a simple and basic method,
this is for you!

1. Open Settings app from Start Menu.

Alternatively, you can press WIN+I keys
together to open Settings directly.

2. Now click on “Update and security” item

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present in Settings app.

3. Once you open Windows Update section,

click on Advanced options link.

PS: Alternatively, You can also directly launch

the advanced options page of Windows Update
settings using “ms-settings:windowsupdate-
options” command in RUN dialog box as
mentioned here.

4. Now uncheck “Give me updates for other

Microsoft products when I update Windows”
option. It’ll block automatic download of a few
updates which are related to various Microsoft
products.

5. Now enable “Defer feature updates” option.

When this option is enabled, new Windows
updates will not be downloaded and installed
for several days or months. But security updates
will be downloaded immediately. Enabling this
option will ensure you that all Windows updates
will receive enough testing before they get
installed in your computer.

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UPDATE: In newer Windows 10 versions, more

options have been added to defer/delay
updates as well as to pause updates download.
Check out following article for more details:

[Tip] How to Defer or Pause Windows

Updates Download in Windows 10

6. Now click on “Choose how updates are

delivered” link and set the slider to Off given
under “Updates from more than one place“.
It’ll help you in saving your Internet connection
bandwidth as this feature works quite similar to
P2P or torrents.

UPDATE: In newer Windows 10 builds, you can

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also limit Internet connection bandwidth used

by Windows Update:

[Windows 10 Tip] Restrict Windows Update

from Using Internet Connection Bandwidth

UPDATE: In newer Windows 10 builds, you can

also adjust “Active Hours” by clicking on
“Change active hours” link given on Windows
Update page. There you can select the time
when Windows should not restart your
computer to install updates.

METHOD 2: Hide Updates

Using Official Troubleshooter

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Tool from Microsoft

Microsoft has also released an official Windows
Update troubleshooter tool for Windows 10
which tries to bring the good ol’ show or hide
Windows updates option back in Windows 10.

First download the tool from following link:

Download Windows 10 Updates

Troubleshooter Tool from Microsoft

Run the tool and it’ll provide you an option to

show or hide Windows updates.

Click on “Hide updates” option and you’ll be

able to hide desired update given in the list.

The tool might come handy if you want to

disable unwanted driver updates or unnecessary
Windows features or programs.

Related: [Tip] Use Windows Update

Troubleshooter to Fix All Problems

METHOD 3: Set Your Internet

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Connection as Metered
Connection
There is another workaround to prevent
Windows from automatically download and
install updates.

You just need to set your Internet connection as

Metered connection and Windows will not
download new updates on a metered
connection.

To set your Internet connection as Metered,

follow these simple steps:

1. Open Settings app from Start Menu and go

to “Network & Internet“.

2. Now select your Internet connection type

from left-side pane and then click on Internet
Connection name in right-side pane.

3. Now set the slider to On present under

“Metered Connection“.

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That’s it. Now Windows will not automatically

download or install new updates in your
computer as far as you keep your Internet
connection as Metered.

Related: [Tip] Force Windows 10 to Use

Ethernet Connection as Metered

METHOD 4 / 5: Change
Windows Update Settings
Using Group Policy or
Registry
Now lets talk about some advanced methods!

Although Microsoft has removed built-in

options to change Windows Update download
behavior in Windows 10 but the good ol’ Group
Policy and Registry tweaks to customize
Windows Update settings still work in Windows
10.

If you remember, we posted an exclusive

tutorial to change Windows Update settings in
Windows 10 which have been removed by
Microsoft. Check out following link:

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[Windows 10 Tip] Change Windows Update

Download and Installation Related Settings

You can use the Group Policy Editor method or

Registry Editor method mentioned in the above
topic to change Windows Update settings in
Windows 10. You can set it to notify before
download and install Windows updates or
automatic download but notify before install
updates or any other action as shown in
following screenshot:

BUT there is a small glitch. Since Microsoft has

completely replaced old Windows Update
program with a new modern app in Windows
10, the Group Policy or Registry tweak to
change Windows Update settings don’t work
immediately. Even after restarting your
computer or executing gpupdate /force
command, the changes are not applied in
Windows Update window.

Then how to force Windows 10 to apply our

Group Policy or Registry changes? Its actually
very simple! You just need to click on “Check
for updates” button in Windows Update.

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As soon as you click on the button, Windows

will immediately apply the changes.

So you need to let Windows Update check for

new updates at least once after you make
changes in Group Policy Editor or Registry
Editor.

Proof: Forcing Windows 10 to Always Notify

Before Downloading Updates

Related:

[Windows 10 Tip] Disable Automatic Driver

Updates Installation via Windows Update

METHOD 6: Disable Windows

Update Using Registry Editor
(regedit.exe)
If you want to completely disable or block
Windows Update, you can use following
Registry tweak:

1. Type regedit in RUN or Start search box and

press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\
Microsoft\Windows

3. Create a new key under Windows key and

set its name as WindowsUpdate

4. Create another new key under

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WindowsUpdate key and set its name as AU

So the final key path would be:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\
Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

5. Now select AU key and in right-side pane

create a new DWORD NoAutoUpdate and set
its value to 1

6. Close Registry Editor, open Windows Update

and click on “Check for updates” button to
force apply changes as mentioned in previous
method.

If you decide to enable Windows Update again

in future, simply delete the DWORD
NoAutoUpdate from Registry.

METHOD 7: Disable Windows

Update Service
At last you can disable “Windows Update”
service completely in Windows 10 which will
100% block Windows 10 from downloading and

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installing updates in your computer.

1. Press Win+R keys together to launch RUN

dialog box. Type services.msc in the textbox
and press Enter. It’ll open Services Manager.

2. Scroll down to bottom and you’ll see a

service “Windows Update” in the list.

3. Double-click on the service and change its

Startup type to Disabled.

That’s it. Now try to check for new updates in

Windows Update and you’ll see error message
0x80070422: there were some problems
installing updates.

That’s it. You can use any of the above

mentioned methods to change Windows
Update download behavior or to block
Windows Update in Windows 10. Although we
don’t recommend disabling or blocking
Windows Update as the updates are required to
keep Windows running fine and secure.

Also Check:

How to Prevent or Skip Feature Update

Installation in Windows 10

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About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known

as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft
MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He
holds Masters degree in Computer
Applications (MCA). He has written several
tech articles for popular newspapers and
magazines and has also appeared in tech
shows on various TV channels.

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AHare says:
August 17, 2016 at 1:20 am

The option for Method 1 no longer seems to be

present on Windows 10 as of at least 8/16/16.
Whatever update went out last night restarted
my computer without my permission overnight.
The “Advanced options” section in Method 1
does not exist any more.

Bob says:
August 25, 2016 at 1:42 am

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This article needs to be thoroughly reviewed

and updated to cover Windows 10 v1607. As it
stands, a number of the instructions do not
apply. Also, I would suggest carefully testing
any solutions you feel are still relevant, as they
may not actually work even if, say the Group
Policy values, appear to exist and have been set
properly.

philippe says:
August 25, 2016 at 7:18 am

Does not work anymore, my PC just shutdown

on me while I was taking notes on google keep
from a telephone call and I had to wait 12
minutes for the update to finish before I was
able to login again. This is the absolute worst
thing I’ve seen in windows since windows 95. I
just spent 3000$ on a gaming PC and deeply
regret not buying console instead, windows 10
is a nightmare.

Ron Murch says:

September 21, 2016 at 9:47 pm

Great instructions. I’ve noticed several menu

choice changes with version 1607 and with the
various methods you’ve provided, it’s not clear
which ones might apply only to 1511 or earlier
versions.

Thanks.

VG says:
September 23, 2016 at 11:58 am

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Tutorial has been updated to include

instructions for the latest Windows 10 version.

LC says:
October 3, 2016 at 4:05 am

This is useful, except it does Not allow one to

choose when to install and reboot. I do not wish
to block the updates, I wish to choose when the
computer updates so it doesn’t screw up my
ongoing work. I got up to go do something and
came back and it had rebooted losing things
important to Me, though maybe not to King
Microsoft.

Is there ANY way to choose when it reboots?

VG says:
October 3, 2016 at 11:05 am

^^ You can use “Active Hours” feature. Check

the “UPDATE” note given in METHOD 1.

kodabar says:
December 16, 2016 at 7:24 am

“All these methods will work in all Windows 10

editions such as Windows 10 Home, Pro, etc:”

Well, that’s not true. Method 4 (the best one)

does not work in Windows 10 Home.

Riza says:
January 26, 2017 at 12:28 am

Thanks for helping. I hope you must continue &

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help us in problem

Jan Vondrouš says:

May 23, 2017 at 1:46 am

Thanks! The best article i have found. It seems,

that
“Windows 10 Updates Troubleshooter Tool from
Microsoft” “Hide updates”
fixed my problem with KB4016871.
Thanks

Larry says:
October 21, 2017 at 6:17 am

Any idea why all my Window 10 version

upgrades fail and continue to download again
over and over, very annoying. I had Windows 7
Home Premium and did the free upgrade to
Windows 10, i get the security updates without
any issues it’s just the upgrades to newer
version. I currently selected defer hoping it will
stop the annoying downloads that takes
forever, i’m still stuck on version 1511 �

Papoy says:
December 21, 2017 at 9:20 pm

Hi VG. Please make a .reg script for method 6

above. Thanks!

Dr ajay says:
December 30, 2017 at 5:09 pm

Disabling Widows Update. Services in

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Services.msc works for me. It is best method.

jpSubs says:
January 5, 2018 at 1:42 am

You have a direct link for “Download Windows

10 Updates Troubleshooter Tool from Microsoft”
— but that is for an OLD VERSION!!!

You should update that link to point to where

the latest version can be found, here…

support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/4027322/
windows-update-troubleshooter

VG says:
January 5, 2018 at 3:56 pm

^^ Thanks for the heads up. Link updated.

carol green says:

March 16, 2018 at 7:23 pm

I have had nothing but problems ever since I

upgraded to Windows 10. For some reason, I
keep getting a popup message noting that they
want to install latest update but when I click on
“ok”, it comes back and says my storage space
needs to be free of some files. When I checked
what was on there, I didn’t see much but I
deleted the some of the ones that they note
you can. I only use my computer for emails,
reading, etc so there really shouldn’t be a
problem. After I delete the files noted, I restart
the computer and then I still get the same

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message!! What’s going on? I’m afraid to do

any of the things you ask you to in order to fix
the problem as with all the problems windows
10 has now, am afraid that it will get worse by
my doing that. The bottom line is that I do not
trust this version. In all the years that I’ve had
computers, I have never received a message
saying the storage space is almost full.

CLAUZELL FOSTER says:

April 9, 2018 at 10:06 am

I have been waiting for a week for window 10 to

get updated, this erro message that I keep
getting, about giving it to someone, I do not
know what you are talking about, Window 10
have been nothing but trouble from the time
you put this on my computer, I still window 7
key can I go back to seven? window 10 will not
update I have been trying to update for a week,
I have not cut my computer off trying to let
them work in the back ground, and cannot get
any help from your company.

Joan says:
June 8, 2018 at 3:11 pm

Can anybody help me, 0xc000012f appears in

my pc using windows 8.1 Now I cant access
microsoft. Any reply is much appreciated.

VG says:
June 9, 2018 at 5:28 pm

^^ Please provide more details about your

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problem. When do you receive the error

message and what’s the exact error message?

John says:
July 12, 2018 at 1:31 am

Disabling the Windows Update service is a start,

if you need to stop the update process
completely. We do: our computers control
public information screens which run about 20
hours a day and must not be interrupted by
pop-ups and uncontrolled reboots and
“welcome” screens.

But there are deeper levels which MS seem to

be constantly developing.
There’s an UpdateOrchestrator (UO) service
which keeps Windows Update (WU) running if
it’s stopped.
Task Scheduler shows folders for UO & WU. You
can disable these tasks, but they will come on
again some time later.
The registry keys for WU & UO can be deleted
(advisable to back the keys up too) but they
may creep back in too.
I’ve just found this Facilitation thing, which in
one case is proving impossible to disable or
delete.

aa1234aa says:
November 1, 2018 at 5:48 pm

Great information VG. But did you have to

preface this article with “Installing these updates

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in Windows is very important as it improves

Windows performance, reliability and stability”?
If these updates are so great why would anyone
want to stop them? Not much evidence of
performance, reliability and stability yet.

VG says:
November 1, 2018 at 11:44 pm

^^ Personally I install all available updates and

never faced any issue. But sometimes people
may want to disable Windows Updates due to
incompatibility issues or driver issues.

Armond says:
November 2, 2018 at 2:15 am

Method 7? Well, Windows re-enables the

service itself…

Nico says:
January 3, 2019 at 10:58 am

I threatened to go To Microsoft and Kill them all

if they didnt tell me how to stop Microsoft
Updates for ever. Ofc that didnt work and i
think they hacked my computer and killed it
cause it never started again.

The second time With a new TABLET PC cause

my other computer is dead. I just deleted the
Windows Update Files. Why? Well cause neither
the computer i had and even less now the tablet
i have cant handle a Windows 10 Update. It just
doesnt have enough space.. Literally.

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But Windows Update doesnt care about that.

Windows Update wants to install install install
and keep installing even if u have a 32 GB
storage disk and Windows 10 is using 25 GB for
64 bit.. so .. Can i use storage space for me? Or
the computer now belongs To Windows
Update?

Funny how it asks to free up space when the

only thing thats in the disk is 1GB of Crome/
Opera/Autocad/Photoshop. Even Funnier if i
delete those programs which are 1GB NOT
MORE it KEEPS asking for freeing up space. So
hilarious.

Solution given at microsoft webpage before

being banned for life. Buy another computer.
LOL What.

Andrea Borman says:

February 15, 2019 at 9:55 am

That is reduculas not being able to stop updates

from installing.
That’s the main reason I WON’T upgrade to
Windows 10.

When Windows update is running it slows down

my computer. So imagine the problems I will
have if I was on Windows 10 when you can’t
even stop them downloading.
It’s not right. I don’t know why Microsoft have
done this.
I am staying on Windows 7 and 8.

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diya_97 says:
April 29, 2019 at 8:32 pm

thank you… it’s been helpful….

preeti says:
September 5, 2019 at 10:28 pm

Hi, is there a way to prevent specific updates

from being downloaded/ installed. So in the
gpedit.msc method, when i select option 5 and
let local admin choose settings, it shows me ALL
updates that are available, and i could select
download or install, but it’s an all or nothing
option? Is there a way to pick only certain
updates and not bother with the others? Thanks
so much in advance!

Also after the latest update to windows version,

the windows search is no longer working. I hit
the windows button and start typing and all i
get is a blank screen, no search results. Any
thoughts? Thanks!

VG says:
September 6, 2019 at 11:06 am

^^ You can hide desired updates using Official

Troubleshooter Tool mentioned in METHOD 2.

Chad says:
January 16, 2022 at 3:10 am

I have disabled windows updates on my

computer about 10 times different ways. At one

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point I had to re-build the PC.

No matter what is done, if the PC is connected
to the internet it determines that Microsoft
owns the PC and updates the computer
removing any options that you disable.
It is worse than a bot.
The whole issue started because when I
originally updated it disabled my power settings
so that my hardware was getting damaged.
I have had it cause my computer to hang
because it started updating in the middle of the
day, after everything was disabled. I even
deleted everything to do with updates or the
update medic out of the registry and disabled
all the health background and security.
It just found a way to update anyway, but
instead just reinstalled all of the folders and
keys removed with a .1 after it and then re-
disabled everything so I have no choice for
when updates happen or if my screen turns off
after 5 mins so I can’t watch anything and so my
power options conflict with asus settings and
cause problems.
If I can’t find a nice copy of Windows 7 I am
going to have to switch to just give up on
choosing what games I play and just use Linux.
They should have just called it “Tyranny Bot
thinks it owns your computer 10” not Windows
10.
I am now fully sympathizing with Microsoft
haters.

Jonathan Pike says:

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February 1, 2022 at 5:22 pm

Ok this is how to disable in 2022:

1) run the built-in Services “app” (right click to
run as admin).
scroll to the bottom and double click windows
update. Disable. Apply. Ok.
the “medic” service below it will restore it unless
you do step 2.

2) run the built-in Registry Editor (right click to

run as admin), and then navigate to:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Cur
rentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc
double click the icon that says Start, and set
“value data” to 4 instead of whatever number it
is.
Click Ok.

3) restart and click updates to see that it

worked.

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