Windows 10: Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10  

Callender said:

Open Windows Update MiniTool.cmd with your text editor and read the contents.

Where is "Windows Update MiniTool.cmd"? I cannot find it.

Callender said:

if you need to install an update that requires a reboot to complete then you need to use configurator.

I cannot find "configurator" either. Where is it?

Callender said:

There is absolutely no point in manually running the commands in Post 473.

The point is that UsoClient.exe cannot check for updates. In the screenshot below, the error code "0x80070005" means "Access is denied".

Callender said:

Look when you launch WUMT even if you never launched WUMT Configurator it will change WU settings.

In WUMT, "Windows Update" had been set to "Automatically", but "Windows Update" still failed to download updates, as shown in the screenshot in post #549.

I see yet another way to block WU, through the firewall (happens to be from the WUMT English forum discussion thread). I haven't tried it:

--- Block Windows Update --

Code:

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Block Windows Update" dir=Out action=Block program="C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe" service=wuauserv protocol=TCP remoteport=80,443

--- Permit/UnBlock Windows Update ---

Code:

netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Windows Update"

From: WUMT Wrapper script - controls windows update service | Page 9 | My Digital Life Forums

Callender said:

Delete these registry subkeys (if they exist) and reboot.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
additionally on a 64bit machine delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Only delete the AU subkeys.

Thanks, I will try that. I also noticed that that message "Some settings are managed by your organization" doesn't show up on Windows 10 Home following WUMT config. We'll just have to see if the behavior differs.

Matthew Wai said:

Where is "Windows Update MiniTool.cmd"? I cannot find it.

I think he's talking about this: Download WUMT Wrapper Script - MajorGeeks

I don't need WUMT Wrapper Script. I won't download it.

Hi,
Thank you for all these tweaks They save us a crazy time
However, although I set "Win10(Recommended)_Notify_before_Downloading_and_Installing_Updates" reg. I've not update's notification in the taskbar where should I have these notifications?
Regards

Normally yes
Yesterday, having no updates notification in the taskbar, I opened the Windows Update panel and there it offered an update (unfortunately, in opposite of win7, win 10 does not propose a list of updates that we enable or not). I launched the update v17134.

Today I have no notification in the taskbar, on the Windows Update panel neither, I am up-to-date with the latest version 17134.
I still checked the registry, it was different from your here above Notify_before_Downloading_and_Installing_Updates (it is due to the v17134 update? can't confirm). I have reintegrated yours.

From the new update, I'll let you know if I have a notification or not.

Regards