Windows 10 update (metered) question

W10 Tweaker said:

I can confirm that WAU works perfectly on Windows 10 1809.

What changes has it made to Registry so as to disable auto-updates?

Major frustration on my cruise because Windows 10 updated TWICE while I was on the ship wifi, costing me $$. I double checked WAU Manager settings and made sure my connection was set to metered, still frigging updated. I absolutely H@TE Microsoft for forcing updates. It's my GD machine, leave me along. This will be my last Windows machine, I will eventually replace all of them with Apple I guess. My friend who is an Apple fan says they don't have to deal with stuff like this.

marklyn said:

Major frustration on my cruise because Windows 10 updated TWICE while I was on the ship wifi, costing me $$. I double checked WAU Manager settings and made sure my connection was set to metered, still frigging updated. I absolutely H@TE Microsoft for forcing updates. It's my GD machine, leave me along. This will be my last Windows machine, I will eventually replace all of them with Apple I guess. My friend who is an Apple fan says they don't have to deal with stuff like this.

Write to Microsoft, explain to them everything you did to try to keep it from happening, send them the WiFi bill, tell them you have a lawyer who is waiting to sue them for the bill if they don't refund it.

marklyn said:

my connection was set to metered

How? Via "Settings" or "Registry Editor"?

The following is Registry Editor.



The following is Settings.

NavyLCDR said:

Write to Microsoft, explain to them everything you did to try to keep it from happening, send them the WiFi bill, tell them you have a lawyer who is waiting to sue them for the bill if they don't refund it.

Microsoft has every right to make it happen according to the Windows 10 license: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2949324/

marklyn said:

This will be my last Windows machine, I will eventually replace all of them with Apple I guess.

Consider Linux, freeware.

Matthew Wai said:

How? Via "Settings" or "Registry Editor"?

The following is Registry Editor.



The following is Settings.

Did that and checked the registry.

Matthew Wai said:

Microsoft has every right to make it happen according to the Windows 10 license: Windows 10 license confirms no-warning automatic updates and upgrades | Computerworld

However, if the is a setting in THEIR OS that is advertised to limit network traffic in a certain way and it fails to function and the user is harmed by it, that would seem to be actionable.