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Windows 10 Home disable automatic updates, enable updates on demand

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by broni, 2015/08/08.

  1. 2015/08/08
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    Awesome find.
     
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    PeteC

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    Great find - thanks Broni!
     
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    Only available for "Wi-Fi" connection. Still better than nothing.
    It seems like Microsoft does not know internet is still pretty expensive and most are limited with download "quota" (allowance) here.

    This FORCED update thing got to be stopped.
     
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    Thanks for posting this broni!
     
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    broni

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    [​IMG].....
     
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    Excellent info Broni - but I would say only for VERY experienced users. I would say the average computer user would not be able differentiate between necessary updates and un-necessary ones. Neil.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    Agreed :)
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Thanks for this broni. Very much appreciated. Now if only we could disable automatic driver updates without having to resort to using Microsoft's own troubleshooter as outlined here, How to temporarily prevent a Windows or driver update from reinstalling in Windows 10.

    Why couldn't Microsoft just leave the ability to hide Windows Updates from within Windows Update? This is a step backward in usability with Windows 10.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    If my solution works (we won't know until some update) comes the you should have a choice what to update and what don't.
     
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    broni: I hope you don't mind that I printed that post. It might come in handy in the future. Thanks for the link.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    Sure thing :)
     
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    Thanks broni for providing the link! This thread should be made as 'sticky' :D
     
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    Bill

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    I second that!
     
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    PeteC

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    Has anyone who applied this fix received notification of the today's batch of updates and if so - where/how?

    I've seen nothing yet.
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    I got those updates last night and unfortunately my fix didn't work :(
     
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    Bill

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    Are you saying you Disabled WU and you still got the updates?
     
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    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst Thread Starter

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    No.
    My fix was supposed to give you "inform before downloading, inform before installing" like in other Windows versions but it didn't work.
    Disabling updates service will probably work but that wasn't my target.
     
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    Arie

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    Apparently this only works in the PRO version.
     
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    broni

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    I know. I tried :(
     
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