Andy,
Hidden task
OK, I now understand that you had not previously known that there was a Task property called 'Hidden'.
Perhaps we need to refer to the things we are chasing by another specific term to avoid misunderstandings. I suggest
ghost tasks.
Disabling services to suppress ghost tasks
The other disadvantage to this method of control is that Version / Cumulative updates often reset any such disabling. So disabling the service woulld have to be accompanied by regular checking of its status.
Managing Windows update
Disabling this service is, like disabling services for any reason, liable to be countered by a Version / Cumulative update. Many people have reported this in the TenForumsTutorial on the subject.
I manage WU without use of Sledgehammer.
What I amnd many others do is simpler, much simpler - metered connections, USOClient file permissions revoked. It's all been working effectively this way for five or six years.
My scheme for managing WU [my post #73] - TenForums
Those comments about saving storage space
I believe your computer has 32GB storage.
- The LCU folder manages itself quite well. It is never more than a GB or two [as you'll see in that linked thread about it]. To get any benefit you'd need to delete the folder just before updating and accept its re-creation afterwards.
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Free up space to install the latest Windows 10 feature update - Windows Help suggests using an external drive for updates but I have a vague notion that I have seen others state quite recently that this no longer works / works well.
You haven't been doing all your excellent diagnostic work on
ghost tasks on such a small screen, have you?
All the best,
Denis