How to Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates
The company's move to automatically update all Windows 10 computers has received a lot of flak from users. Not only could it eat a large chunk of data from your limited data plan, we have seen cases where an automatic update has caused issues in users' computer. Regardless of why you want to delay or block Windows from automatically updating your computer, there are a couple of simple tricks that could do the job for you.
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But if you chose to use one of these tricks
- Press Win-R, type
gpedit.msc
, press Enter. This brings up the Local Group Policy Editor.
gpedit.msc
, press Enter. This brings up the Local Group Policy Editor.2. Navigate the left pane as if it were File Explorer, to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update.
3. Find and double-click Configure Automatic Updates.
4. In the resulting dialog box, select Enabled.
5. In the Options box, pull down the Configure automatic updating menu and select your preferred option.
The trick is to tell Windows that you have a metered connection to the Internet one that can only download so many bits per month without increasing your ISP bill. To tell Windows that you have a metered connection (whether you do or not):
- Select Start > Settings > Network & Internet.
- The Wi-Fi tab should already be selected in the left pane. In the right, main pane, select Advanced options.
- Turn on Metered connection.
You have two ways to manually update: You can turn off the metered connection option. Or you can simply use another network, even one with ethernet.
How to Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates for 2 ways to control Windows 10 automatic updates
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