Is it possible to uninstall the Windows 10 update assistant? When i delete it it just automaticly reinstalls itself when i start the pc again

I terminated the update process of my laptop with the help of a friend who gave me a bat file that enabled me to use GPEdit.

Home Users, you need to run this to get GPEdit: (pastebin) (Or use compacted source below, and save it as "gpeditinstall.bat")

After Home users have DLed and run the bat file above, pro users should already have it without needing the bat file, the next steps are below.

Within GPEdit, you will need to find Windows Update; (run by running "gpedit.msc")

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update

Disable the option "Configure automatic updates", is what I did here.

Next, you need to access your task scheduler;

Should be simple as typing it up in your start menu.  I deleted Cortana so I don't know if the Cortana start menu will do it.

In Task scheduler, open the folders; Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows

At the bottom, you'll see two, WindowsUpdate, and UpdateOrchestrator.

For me, I disabled all within these folders, but today I saw that a few were enabled again, so you may need to take stronger actions if they keep coming back, such as editing each schedule you wish to disable and edit each individual trigger to uncheck "enabled".

Lastly, you'll need to go to services, and set Windows Update service, to disabled, and then stop it.  Some of these things may require a reboot after.

Windows will never again check for updates after all this is done, you might be able to manually get updates, if you enable the service again, and run the update tool, but it won't auto check after this.  However, because Microsoft is king of shoving things down your throat that you don't want, if you do perform an update, they may patch all these things and fix all the settings you altered because Microsoft enjoy taking total control of your machine without your consent so that they can tell you how you're allowed to use your machine.

In my case, Microsoft destroyed my partition format, so I can no longer update even though I want to.  I'm stuck with my final updates being November 2016, because MS damaged my partitions by changing them from GPT to MBR and caused some sort of UEFI issue in the process when I ran the Windows 10 repair disk one time to repair partitions after a cloning process went slightly wrong, so all the Windows 10 update assistant does for me is pop up EVERY SIX HOURS to tell me "We can't update because UEFI stuff".  Rather annoying.

If any MS employees see this, I wish to say;

You really need to think long and hard about the future of this company, because this company is becoming dictator like, and forcing users to do things they don't want, giving us no choice, and making lots of bad decisions.  Stop copying Apple and return Windows to the way it used to be, where users were allowed to do whatever they wanted and use their system the way they wanted.  I know you get lots of calls because idiots disabled some super important thing, but there are ways to stop this without taking away our control.  Unfortunately I've sent my thoughts in in the past and got ignored so, I guess it doesn't matter because MS generally thinks of us all as peons.  Slowly sound out that word and you'll really figure out what you (MS) are really doing to us.

Hi David,

For us to isolate this further, please help us verify the following:

• What's the current version and build of your Windows 10 computer?
• What are the options available when you open the Task Scheduler? Could you provide us a screenshot of it?

To check for your computer's current version and build, just type in winver in Cortana search and hit Enter.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Regards.

I am having the same problem and it has been going on for over a year.  I have my original version Windows 1511 (OS Build 10586.1176), I have tried numerous times to upgrade to the newer versions. Now it keeps trying to add security updates for the newer versions. Because they aren't there, it says it failed and just keeps trying again. It seems like my computer is continuously running trying to do they updates. The ones that come through from 1511 succeed. I am getting really frustrated with this, do I need to get rid of Windows 10 on my computer, or can you stop the upgrade attempts to the newer versions, and I can just live with version 1511. I really am not having any problems with it, but I am soooooo tired of this constant upgrade problem.

You can try to uninstall Windows 10 Update Assistant by following these steps:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Right click on Windows Update Assistant.
4. Click Uninstall.

Let us know how it goes.

The Update Assistant in Windows 10 cannot be uninstalled, but you can get rid of it

Click your Start Button, type Task Scheduler and hit enter

In the left Pane, navigate to: Windows - Update Orchestrater

Right Pane double click 'Update Assistant'

Click on Triggers Tab

On each of the triggers ( At login . . . etc.) double click and uncheck 'Enabled'

Under 'Update Assistant, there is another event 'Update Assistant CalendarRun'

Do the same for all triggers on that event

Restart your system, that's It!

"Windows Update Orchestrator" does not appear to exist.  Indeed the task scheduler contains no references to Windows programs - though there are lots relating to Google. 

If anyone knows a satisfactory way of permanently deleting the Windows 10 updater I would dearly like to know since having to remove it by hand several times a day after failed updates is driving me mad!