I'd like to know how to disable it, so if you got a minute or so to explain, I'd be delighted to listen :) cause that's really what I wanted to do. Well, unless it's too complicated to explain(?),...

Are you sure?
Cause I'm almost certain, that other processes I've stopped earlier (mind you in Win 8.1) never returned or got active again untill I myself startet them in Task Manager ...

Brink,
Nope .... I can not hide it. But I stopped the Windows Update process - called "wuauserv"- in Task Manager, and it is still "Stopped" after re-booting - this being the easiest way to deal...

Thanks, Brink :)

Yes - I mean ending the process in Task Manager. Cause that's what I'll have to do every day I want to stop downloading the un-needed Office XP Servie Pack 3 Update (I use a reg....

Sorry all ... but why not just disable it in the Taskmanager and then reable it manually when you want to use WinUpdate again ... or doesn't it work longterm??
Note: I haven't rebooted since I...