Windows now doing automatic updates over metered connection

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  1. DavidY
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    Windows 10 Pro (32-bit) 16299.15
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    This laptop also updated this month's updates (cumulative and others) without asking me, over a connection set to metered.
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  3. dalchina
    Posts : 42,953
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Not a reliable method to block updates.
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  4. Matthew Wai
    Posts : 7,606
    Windows 10 Home 20H2
       New #13

    I have used both CMD script and metered connection to disable auto-updates.
    That is more reliable.
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