Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely

pf100 · 09 Oct 2018

Matthew Wai said:

Does "The Store" refer to the one below?

Yes.

Matthew Wai · 10 Oct 2018

pf100 said:

If you don't want to use the wrapper script, you can just use the part that removes the update assistant.
Run as admin after every update:
UpdateAssistantRemoval.cmd - Pastebin.com

Can you re-upload the .cmd file?

Sorry for my being pedantic, but I think the following "Windows Store", absent from Windows 10, should be replaced with "Microsoft Store".

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pf100 · 16 Oct 2018

No notification of a reply in this thread again. @Matthew Wai
(run as admin) UpdateAssistantRemoval.cmd - Pastebin.com

Matthew Wai · 16 Oct 2018

I got a notification immediately.

Matthew Wai · 16 Oct 2018

pf100 said:

(run as admin) UpdateAssistantRemoval.cmd - Pastebin.com

Why does it not include the following parts?
:: Disable and lock all Windows Update tasks.
::Set list (s32list) of update hijacker files to be disabled, then disable everything in the list.
::Disable rempl

pf100 · 16 Oct 2018

Matthew Wai said:

Why does it not include the following parts?
:: Disable and lock all Windows Update tasks.
::Set list (s32list) of update hijacker files to be disabled, then disable everything in the list.
:

isable rempl

You asked for the part that removes Update Assistant. That's the part of the script that uninstalls and removes Update Assistant. Sounds like you need the whole script, not just that part. And in response to an earlier question, the Update Hijacker files can't be disabled without powerrun in 1809. They can only be renamed.

EdTittel · 22 Oct 2018

Hey folks! Thanks to Martin Brinkmann at ghacks.net, I've learned about a "reimplementation" of WUMT from C/C++ to C#/.NET from a non-Russian developer named "David Xanatos" (could this be the "Mr X" who originally translated WUMT into English and who maintained the package for over 2 years?). I've been using it for the past 5 days and am convinced it's as good as WUMT if not better. Why better? It lets you block updates without requiring a wrapper script as WUMT does (documented in the first post to this thread).

Check it out at GitHub - DavidXanatos/wumgr: Windows update managemetn tool for windows 10. Please post here to share your findings and comments, unless you want me to start another thread for WUMgr by itself.

Thanks!
--Ed--

PS blogged about WUMgr at TechTarget just now: Can WUMgr Replace WUMT? - Windows Enterprise Desktop

pf100 · 22 Oct 2018

Hi @EdTittel. DavidXanatos is not Mr. X. WuMgr is a great project. Here's the MDL thread where it was born with discussion. My wrapper script will soon use WuMgr instead of WUMT. It's true that WuMgr is a standalone solution, especially the latest releases (v0.8d as of this writing). I still believe in locking update hijacker files, so my script will simply be one of many methods, much like it is now. And I have no problem with WuMgr discussion in this thread. Like I said, it's a great project, that I fully support.
Having said that, I do believe it would get better exposure in it's own thread.

Matthew Wai · 23 Oct 2018

Can WuMgr check for updates automatically?

pf100 · 24 Oct 2018

Matthew Wai said:

Can WuMgr check for updates automatically?

I think you can set it to automatically check for updates when the computer is idle, but I don't use it like that so I'm not the one to ask. My apologies in advance to all concerned for referring to another forum, but MDL is where WuMgr was born, so check the WuMgr thread here.

Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely

Alternative to WUMT requires no script wrapper