Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely

phrab said:

Yes. How did you do that?

Right-click on the post number in the top right-hand corner of the post.
Copy the link and paste it into your post.

Try3 said:

Matthew,

I have now had a chance to test your internet connection vbs procedure on a network that rejects ping commands. That network also rejects your method i.e. it reports Internet connection is unavailable despite the internet connection being valid [and despite your procedure working correctly on the same computer when it is connected to another network]. It is my understanding that many public WiFi networks & corporate networks have the same limitation.

Denis

I am now doing a test at home.
When I ping Google, it reports "Internet connection is available".
When I ping http://www.msftconnecttest.com, it reports "Internet connection is unavailable".
Internet connection is certainly available because I can make a post here.
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[Edited after a few minutes.]
I just disconnected it and then connected it again.
Now, when I ping http://www.msftconnecttest.com, it reports "Internet connection is available".

Matthew Wai:
I ran 'sc config "wuauserv" start=disabled'
and got access denied
and I ran disable hijackers from your preference and imported scheduled task after that
now wumt works but what do I have to do to defer updates except hide them in wumt
thank you

So okay - I stalled the Windows 10 updates for a while. Since 2016 I've been on Windows 10 Pro, version 1607. Now given 'support' expired April 09 2018, any thoughts on letting updates happen?
As background I'm happy where things are: Classic Start menu, no screen litter (tiles), Oracle VM to access products that work in XP but not in Windows 10. What's so important about my XP stuff? I write SF and most of my writing is in an old product. Convert? We're talking hundreds of formatted files - it'd take months to achieve... a result that would at best be unsatisfactory.
Ah... the delight of Microsoft. Enough of the barbs. Somewhere at the back of my mind is the thought that Redmond will hack its way through and ram an update through so I better plan for that eventuality by planning rather than being forced to it.
Observations welcome.

Matthew Wai said:

@Pedro147
I have fixed a potential bug in my VBScript. Please download the zipped file again and run "Import Scheduled Task". The new version will overwrite the old one.

Thanks Matthew for some reason I did not get a notification for this post hence my slow reply. I managed to get a W10 Pro ISO from my IT Dept at work and install that which is good.

Can I still use the software here to control updates in Pro or should I use the controls that can be executed in this version please? Thanks for your advice again

Callender said:

Just used the QUOTE BB Code tags.
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Matthew Wai said:

Right-click on the post number in the top right-hand corner of the post.
Copy the link and paste it into your post.

Thank you both for your replies. I see how to right click & copy the post. e.g. Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely Solved - Page 22 - Windows 10 Forums that @Callender posted above. I can also paste that into the link box. And if I know the URL, I can place it in brackets to make it live.

I guess I was just having trouble finding post 970, when it wasn't a live link.

Pedro147 said:

Can I still use the software here to control updates in Pro or should I use the controls that can be executed in this version please?

To my knowledge, my scripts work in both Home and Pro.
I have never used Pro, but some members using Pro have the following problems:

Not being Notified by Windows Defender of new Malware Definitions - Windows 10 Forums
how can I avoid windows updates Solved - Windows 10 Forums

Compare the control in Pro and the control in my scripts. Decide for yourself.

hawkman said:

Hi @Matthew Wai,

does your prog stop the 9 series updates

Assuming the 9 series updates apply to Store apps, I have added a CMD file into my zipped file. The added file, "Metered or unmetered.cmd", can set connections as metered, thereby preventing Store from automatically downloading updates according to http://www.howtogeek.com/226722/

Try3 said:

- default network connection properties set to metered to avoid accidental updates. Step-by-step procedure shown in my post #74 below because I could not find it written out already in TenForums.

The said "Metered or unmetered.cmd" file can automatically set connections as metered without you going through the procedure. Feel free to use the file.