Prevent Windows 10 from downloading app updates automatically

[Jordan]

Prevent Windows 10 from downloading app updates automatically

 

Out of the box, Windows 10 is configured to download and install updates for Store games and apps automatically. You might want to stop this and change the operating system's behavior to save your disk space, PC resources and bandwidth so that apps are always updated with your permission and never automatically. Here is how it can be done.

There are a number of ways to prevent Windows 10 from auto-updating or auto-downloading Store apps.  The best way to do it for all users is a simple Registry tweak. Do it as follows:

1. Open Registry Editor (see how).
2. Go to the following Registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore
   

   Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click. If this key doesn't exist, just create it.

3. In the right pane, you should create a new 32-bit DWORD value named AutoDownload. Set it to 2 to disable app auto-update.
4. Note: Even if you are running 64-bit Windows you must still create a 32-bit DWORD value.
5. Restart Windows 10.

Alternatively, you can use Winaero Tweaker. It has an easy to use option to disable automatic app updating. Use the option in it to disable this behavior and prevent Windows 10 from auto-updating or auto-downloading Store apps:

 

 

Once this is done, you can be rest assured that Windows 10 won't download huge app packages on its own. The only side effect from this change is that you will need to check for app updates manually using the Store app as some apps will get old over time. To enable auto-update again, just delete the mentioned value.

 

 

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[Pete 12]

Usefull , but will this all still work after the Redstone-update , tomorrow............?

Same question for the Winaero Tweaker,will it still work after tomorrow ?

 

btw; here is another reg-key; dword 32 RemoveWindowsStore=1

[steven36]

13 minutes ago, Pete 12 said:

Usefull , but will this all still work after the Redstone-update , tomorrow............?

Same question for the Winaero Tweaker,will it still work after tomorrow ?

I would test it but i dont have a store ..I removed  it because i dont use it   lol  i guess he test it on build 1607... . Windows 10  build 1607  redstone is already out as  insider and sign off editions . I been on it  for awhile

[Pete 12]

It will not surprise me if your "store" is back after tomorrow.......... !

 

" I been on it  for awhile "  may I ask you ,what you think of this update , I mean do you recommend this update or is it better to stay on version 1511 ??

Really want to know , before tomorrow comes............

[steven36]

8 minutes ago, Pete 12 said:

It will not surprise me if your "store" is back after tomorrow.......... !

it want be back tomorrow  unless the build changes higher than 1607  and i have to upgrade it again ,,If it do i well just remove it with powershell  again and i want have  to worry about it tell redstone 2 lol.. Im already on Redstone Sign off  im just waiting for them to approve  it or release a new build. 

[Pete 12]

" I been on it  for awhile "  may I ask you ,what you think of this update , I mean do you recommend this update or is it better to stay on version 1511 ??

Really want to know , before tomorrow comes............

[steven36]

Just now, Pete 12 said:

" I been on it  for awhile "  may I ask you ,what you think of this update , I mean do you recommend this update or is it better to stay on version 1511 ??

Really want to know , before tomorrow comes............

I cant say how it will go for you , but  for me its been lovely  on both my PCs  so far .

[visualbuffs]

Just now, jordan4x said:

 

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Prevent Windows 10 from downloading app updates automatically

 

Out of the box, Windows 10 is configured to download and install updates for Store games and apps automatically. You might want to stop this and change the operating system's behavior to save your disk space, PC resources and bandwidth so that apps are always updated with your permission and never automatically. Here is how it can be done.

There are a number of ways to prevent Windows 10 from auto-updating or auto-downloading Store apps.  The best way to do it for all users is a simple Registry tweak. Do it as follows:

1. Open Registry Editor (see how).
2. Go to the following Registry key:

   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore
   

   Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click. If this key doesn't exist, just create it.

3. In the right pane, you should create a new 32-bit DWORD value named AutoDownload. Set it to 2 to disable app auto-update.
4. Note: Even if you are running 64-bit Windows you must still create a 32-bit DWORD value.
5. Restart Windows 10.

Alternatively, you can use Winaero Tweaker. It has an easy to use option to disable automatic app updating. Use the option in it to disable this behavior and prevent Windows 10 from auto-updating or auto-downloading Store apps:

 

 

Once this is done, you can be rest assured that Windows 10 won't download huge app packages on its own. The only side effect from this change is that you will need to check for app updates manually using the Store app as some apps will get old over time. To enable auto-update again, just delete the mentioned value.

 

 

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actually automatically updating windows store apps are fine

 

the thing that you had to focus is the windows update hotfix not the apps on the store

[Pete 12]

Good ! Well , if its good for you then why not for my system ! ( Win10-Pro)

Whats bothering me is the lockscreen , can you still disable it and does your start-menu working well ( Im using Classic-Shell ) ??

 

Did you encounter negative issues , compared before the update ??

[steven36]

16 minutes ago, Pete 12 said:

Whats bothering me is the lockscreen , can you still disable it and does your start-menu working well ( Im using Classic-Shell ) ??

No you cant disable it.. that setting was removed in PRO/Home only thing you can do to get around it fix you're PC to automatically login and that's no good for security.. The start menu  still have a little bug in it here, when you 1st install a new program you cant use the new program from the start menu tell after you reboot  ..Other than that its been OK. It's a bunch of tweaking you need to do  Im sure tuts will come out like this one in the OP its lot of things changed 5000  things changed.

[Pete 12]

Only user on this PC , so I already automaticly log-in .

So ,after tomorrow, have to click once for removing the lockscreen , each reboot ?

I guess your using Windows start-menu ?

 

You did not encounter any negatives further .........?

[steven36]

22 minutes ago, Pete 12 said:

Only user on this PC , so I already automaticly log-in .

So ,after tomorrow, have to click once for removing the lockscreen , each reboot ?

I guess your using Windows start-menu ?

 

You did not encounter any negatives further .........?

you dont have click nothing if after rebooting.

 

[Pete 12]

Ok, so I dont see the lockscreen , when selected auto log-in ?

Do we have to make these settings again after tomorrow-update ?

[steven36]

11 minutes ago, Pete 12 said:

Ok, so I dont see the lockscreen , when selected auto log-in ?

Do we have to make these settings again after tomorrow-update ?

I cant answer this because i done clean installs ..When i tested it was on a fresh install so i had to do everything

[Pete 12]

I see....,well we all know soon, I guess.............