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. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-25T19:57:27+00:00

    You won't be able to do it on an RT operating system, it works like an iPad with manufacturer defaults that can't be changed unless you "jailbreak it" which is nigh impossible on RT (and not allowed in this forum anyway).

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-24T23:32:02+00:00

    I do not find this on my Surface RT   "Windows update and right click Startup Type"

    Any other suggestions?

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  3. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-09-14T12:05:56+00:00

    If you need to get work done, why are you shutting down the computer? Just do your work and when you go to sleep you can start the update and it will be done when you wake up the next morning.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-09-14T05:32:36+00:00

    How dreadful! When my RT was new ... no issues. Now, about 6 months in use, I sometimes get notifications to accept updates daily. Apparently, the system will soon do updates on its own if I ignore these. When updates are queued, I cannot restart without running the updates first. Very user-unfriendly. Hardly what I want to see when I log on to knock out an item for a deadline. Windows used to be a great space for responsible users with basic skills. Microsoft, you screwed the pooch on this one.

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