Turn off Windows updates without resorting to third-party software（This includes lifting the ban on group policy restrictions）

[FlyLowrie]

 （First of all, here's my little question）

  This is a constantly updated article.I will keep collecting ways to turn off Windows updates. Please contact me if you find that the current solution is not available.

In addition, I have published many posts, but because the forum limits the attachment size of users to 2MB, I have a lot of inconvenience to use my new post pictures.Please let me know if anyone knows how to use the web to reference images and which third party sites can store images.

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（The following is the content of the article）

 I'm sure many of you have experienced Bluetooth bugs, USB printer glitches, and more after Windows updates.There are also gadgets that can turn off Windows updates entirely, but their use isn't necessarily reassuring.Now, I'll show you how to turn off Windows Update without using third-party tools.I'll continue to collect various ways to turn off updates.

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  We need to use the local group policy editor when using it, but this is disabled on the home version of Windows.Let's start by showing you how do you resolve the limitations of the group policy.

（If you are using the Professional or other version please ignore it.）

  Create a new text document and copy the following code into it.

@echo off

pushd "%~dp0"

dir /b C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~3*.mum >List.txt

dir /b C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~3*.mum >>List.txt

for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . List.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\%%i"

pause

  Save the file and change the suffix name from.txt to.cmd. Right-click the generated file and select "Run as Administrator".

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Method One：

  Enter the following command to open the local group policy editor.

gpedit.msc

  Click the following path.

  

Computer configuration, administrative templates, Windows components, Windows updates, Windows updates for the enterprise.

  Click "Select Target Feature Update Version".Set it to on.

  Type in 2004 to limit the maximum version to the 2004（Or some other version） version.

Disadvantage：

1.This setting will expire when the version you set stops updating.

2.Your current version of the system must be lower than the version you set.

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Method Two：

  We may be able to stop the following service to prevent it from downloading and distributing files.

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver

Then we can go to the following folder to delete the updated files.

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

Disadvantage：

1.This only prevents a single update.

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Method Three：

  Enter the following command to open the local group policy editor.

gpedit.msc

  Click the following path.

Computer configuration, administrative templates, Windows components, Windows updates, Configure Automatic Updates

  Set it to disabled.

  Click the following path.

Computer configuration, administrative templates, Windows components, Windows updates, Delete all access to use Windows update features

  Set to enabled.

Disadvantage：

Temporarily not found.

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Method Four：

  Enter the following code to open the registry editor.

regedit

  Click the following path.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windowt NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule

  Create a new folder called "Maintenance". Create a new project for "DWORD" and change it to 1.The name of the key is "MaintenanceDisabled".（Ignore the quotes）

（To prevent your translator from making mistakes, I will copy the original sentence to the following code bar.）

Create a new folder called "Maintenance".Create a new value for "DWORD" and change it to 1.The name of the key is "MaintenanceDisabled"（Ignore the quotes）

Disadvantage：

1.People unfamiliar with the registry may make an error that leads to an irreversible situation.

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Method Five：

  Enter the following code to open the registry editor.

regedit

  Click the following path.

HKEY_URRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

  Create a new project for "DWORD" and change it to 1.The name of the key is "NoAutoupdate".（Ignore the quotes）

（To prevent your translator from making mistakes, I will copy the original sentence to the following code bar.）

Create a new project for "DWORD" and change it to 1.The name of the key is "NoAutoupdate".（Ignore the quotes）

Disadvantage：

1.People unfamiliar with the registry may make an error that leads to an irreversible situation.

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Method Six：

  Search "Task Scheduler" in the system's built-in search.

  Click the following path.

Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start

  We can disable the "Scheduled Start" trigger.

 

Disadvantage：

Temporarily not found.

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  So that's how you can disable Windows updates.If you like it, please click "like" or do something else.

  This topic will be updated constantly, and if you have a better idea, you are welcome to leave a comment in the comments section.

 

 

 

[cosy]

Some methods are already shown in HERE OR HERE

This is already trivial for many members

But thank you for your input too

 

Source:- windows Tutorials

 

Regards

[FlyLowrie]

  @cosy

7 hours ago, cosy said:

Some methods are already shown in HERE OR HERE

This is already trivial for many members

But thank you for your input too

 

Source:- windows Tutorials

 

Regards

 

Although I think there are plenty of methods that have been found, there are still a lot of duplications, and I'm sorry about that.Before Posting the article, I deliberately searched the forum to see that there was no similar article before Posting.But I think lifting the restrictions that group policies can't be used would help a lot for many members.After all, there are still many members who use the home version

[Matrix]

8 minutes ago, FlyLowrie said:

After all, there are still many members who use the home version

 

And many of those use a trusted one click solution like below.

 

 

[FlyLowrie]

8 minutes ago, Mach1 said:

 

And many of those use a trusted one click solution like below.

 

 

😉Gadgets that block updates are great.I know of other gadgets, too.But people like me, who care a lot about computer security, I always feel like it's better to do it myself.This may be paranoid, but I am surrounded by friends who feel the same way.😅

[Matrix]

2 minutes ago, FlyLowrie said:

Gadgets that block updates are great.I know of other gadgets, too.But people like me, who care a lot about computer security, always feel better about their Settings.This may be paranoid, but I am surrounded by friends who feel the same way.

 

That is fair enough my friend but I can tell you that the people at www.sordum.org are trusted by many for good reason.

[UberGeek]

One can use a firewall to block Windows Updates, as well . . . the rules don't need to be updated as do most of those unrequired tools that people download & install specifically; to block Windows Updates.

 

Personally, prefer to use a multi-layer approach . . . firewall, group policy, registry, etc., etc. Moreover, my Windows Update service is left disabled . . . a bit tricky to accomplish, but still possible.