System updated even though updates paused for 7 days

I found my system had been rebooted due to a Definition Update, for Windows Defender Antivirus (which I do not even use!), despite the fact that I had updates paused until 1/14/20.

So when is an "update not an update? How do I stop all updates?

zbook said:

There may be useful steps in this link:

Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely

Thanks. I'll have to study the script and procedure in this link.

x509 said:

Thanks. I'll have to study the script and procedure in this link.

FYI: That's been replaced by SledgeHammer:

Giving up on WIN10 Home

Download Sledgehammer (formerly WUMT Wrapper Script) - MajorGeeks

The author of Sledgehammer is member pf100 who also created WUMT.

A post by him:

Updating MS Office 2010 with SledgeHammer

Matthew Wai said:

I suggest WAU Manager as usual: Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10


I have all along been using Windows Defender but my system has never been rebooted by Windows Update.


Shamefully, I have long been studying the script but still cannot fully understand it.

Thanks guys. More studying ...