How do I disable Automatic Update for Windows Update

Anonymous
2013-10-18T00:55:44+00:00

I just bought a Surface RT, and updated to 8.1. My PC says it's set to automatically update, and it's not providing me with any obvious way to disable automatic updates.

Automatic updates for a computer's operating system have proven irritating and problematic for me in the past, and I would like to avoid that headache if at all possible.

Please for the love of God tell me I can disable automatic updates.

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Anonymous
2013-12-31T02:24:55+00:00

I have been reading a lot of posts on here...

Basically, Microsoft support will only post what there told to post.

This is how you turn Auto Updates on or off on Windows RT.

  1. Hit the Windows button.
  2. Type view local services and click it.
  3. Find Windows update and right click Startup Type.
  4. Go to Properties, you'll see Startup type again.

5. Click disable and apply.

Turn it on in the same way.

" I will bust my RT back to 8 "

The truth is out there....

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-04T00:38:13+00:00

    Thank you. I tried this but it did not work. Just gave me an error message. I ended up bringing my unit into the Microsoft store today and had a tech look at my unit. He uninstalled the video driver and reinstalled it. He said my machine was acting like it was going to sleep but not waking back up. I have not had a chance to use it but I will let you know if it is ok.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-04T19:03:16+00:00

    As the reference says, System File Checker  has to run from an elevated command prompt.

    If you just opened a command prompt or an admin command prompt it will not run and it tells you so.  This is not an error message.

    You may have missed my post above.

    It is easy to miss the requirement to run sfc from an elevated command prompt.

    To do this in RT, in charms search, enter ' cmd ', right click it and select 'run as administrator'

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-05T16:15:21+00:00

    hi haware you

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-05T16:27:35+00:00

    I did do what the link said to do as an administrator. I do not have a running windows installation as a repair source, or any of the other requirements the notes say.

    Since going to the windows store my unit has still gone to ablack screen. I think it has to be not waking up. I have turned off my screen saver and it is not causing the black screen unless I close the unit onto its keyboard and then it goes to sleep.

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