Permanent disabling of updates ?

I disable automatic updates by setting all my network connections to 'metered'.
- There are no side-effects.
- No other actions are required so you can undo all your RegEdit, PS, ... changes.
- One minor update a year sneaks through in the blink of an eye.
Explained in detail in My ditty - set metered on all, update WD, update procedure - post #4 - TenForums


Best of luck,
Denis

You might still find that Edge updates itself. It has its own scheme that is separate from Windows update.
You can set Edge to update manually instead. I don't know what its default is.
You can check your setting in
Edge, the ... thing on the right-hand end, Help, About and just turn off the Download updates over metered connections switch.

Check for Updates to Microsoft Edge - TenForumsTutorials


If you have MSOffice then that also has its own update scheme that is separate from Windows update.


Denis

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In this video, i will show you how to enable or disable automatic updates in Windows Update for all users in Windows 10.

Woodnome,

There are also plenty of suggestions in
Enable or Disable Check for Windows Updates - TenForumsTutorials
Enable or Disable Automatic Updates for Windows Update - TenForumsTutorials
Enable or Disable Including Driver Updates in Windows Update - TenForumsTutorials


I settled on using metered connections instead [about eight years ago] because it is simple, easy & reliable.
- I was rather put off the other methods because of the number of people reporting that they stopped working or, in some cases, by their complexity.
- The metered method allows me to run Windows update manually if I choose to.
- I can easily turn it off [reverse my Registry changes] if I want to without there being any side-effects.


All the best,
Denis

Woodnome said:

Hey !

Is there a way of permanently disabling Windows Updates ?

I've switched it off in Registry, Powershell and Services and yet it seems to switch itself back on and severely slows down the PC.

So annoying !


Win Version: 22H2
Home Edition: 10.0.19045

All W10 updates are security updates now. Turning them off is dumb.
Solve the problem - not the symptoms.