Win10's auto-update (disabled AMAP) just made me really, really angry

I already had Windows automatic updates disabled as much as think the operating system allows -- I think. I'm on Win10 1909, build 18363.959.

Time to try again, and ask for help here.

Windows woke up my computer from hibernation last night, merely to update Edge (which I don't use at all) -- a non-essential, non-urgent update. When I turned the computer on this morning and the system rebooted, my several word documents reopened. But all the PDF tabs I had open from diverse places on my several logical drives, and all the tabs in my text editor of course did not reopen. It will take a lot of effort to get back to the work-state I was in last night.

What can I do in my Windows setting to prevent this B.S. from happening? Where can I write to MicroSoft to give them a piece of my mind?

Thanks for whatever help you can give (and sorry for venting a bit here - just really, really frustrated).

Thanks, Jarnis. I have the Pro edition.

So with updates paused until October, do you still get notifications when a new update is available?

akfocus said:

I already had Windows automatic updates disabled as much as think the operating system allows

The following allows you much more:
Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10

akfocus said:

do you still get notifications when a new update is available?

Yes, I do. My VBScript will notify me.

akfocus said:

Windows woke up my computer from hibernation last night, merely to update Edge (which I don't use at all) -- a non-essential, non-urgent update.

Fortunately, I got the following choices:

Thanks. The instructions say that WAU Manager does not install on the computer. So my question is, if I put it in my Start Folder does it run in the background and check for updates? And if so, how often does it check?

The reason I am asking is that I usually hibernate the computer and usually reboot it only once a week or so. If updates become available during the week, I would like to be notified and then do a manually trigger the update at my convenience.

akfocus said:

I would like to be notified and then do a manually trigger the update at my convenience.

VBScript can automatically check for updates and notify you when updates are found.
Using CMD script and VBScript to control Windows Update