Disable Windows 10 features update


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 10 Home
       #1

    Disable Windows 10 features update


    Would it be possible to permanently disable Windows 10 features update but allow security updates to take place normally.
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  2. Posts : 43,021
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    You can readily take control of Windows update as has been documented here many many times using one of the free 3rd party utilities which disables Windows Update, allowing you to scan manually and select the updates you want.

    E.g. Option 7:
    Enable or Disable Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 10
    Disable Windows 10 features update-1.png

    Some people say they've had success by setting connections (ethernet and wifi) to metered.
    Personally I'd not rely on this.
    Last edited by dalchina; 22 Feb 2021 at 11:47.
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  3. Posts : 281
    Win 10 21H2 LTSC
       #3

    Ross Carter said:
    Would it be possible to permanently disable Windows 10 features update but allow security updates to take place normally.
    Yes and no.

    The new update model as described by microsoft is that if you leave the settings at default, you will not be offered a feature update until the build you on is about to go EOL.

    If you want security updates then you have little choice but to do the update at that point because if you stay on the build after its expiry, you wont get any security updates anyway because it is no longer supported.

    Effectively the answer to what you want is the LTSC build of windows.
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  4. Posts : 7,607
    Windows 10 Home 20H2
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