How permanently stop windows 10 force updates

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I'm using an ACER aspire ES 14 laptop and it's been with me for over a year now with no problems whatsoever. Not until the start of 2018 where out of nowhere, windows 10 wants me to install their updates. Now for how long have I been ignoring those latest updates and seen some of the peoples complaints in recent forums that the newest updates destroys their PC/laptops instead of making it better, I'm kinda scared and also don't have the time to get all of the updates in my laptop. First, it was the windows assistant that was bugging me, where it would just show up and stops me for doing anything else. I tried the following method of going to "Services" and disabling both "Background Intelligence Transfer" and "Windows Update" and restarted my laptop, but of course those didn't work since it will automatically enables themselves again while also installing windows 10 assistant back. So I tried another method I found here that needs me to go to Task Scheduler and do some tweaking here and there, and what do you know, it worked! At least for 3 weeks... Then a few days ago, I found windows 10 assistant installs itself again, so I had to do the same steps I did before and it worked so far, then the next day where I was expecting it to install itself again. Something new happened, instead of windows 10 assistant, I just received a notification in my Action Center that "We're getting your PC up to date" and I know for sure that it's still a windows update and this is the part that's making me nuts and stressed out since I have no idea how to stop this, I'm all out of options even from searching this on the web. So I really need help from this.

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2018-02-28T14:20:54+00:00

Yes agreed but images take valuable disk space or monry for usb keys.

I've had to reset my new 2 month old lalapt 9 times now.

That's annoying time wasted, app/software to be reinstalled whilst also trying to do work on it.

Give the people the option 'be it on their head' to stop automatic download and manually update if they feel the need, without reducing device driver setups etc. Maybe even a gentle monthly reminder saying they are in manual update mode if it makes Microsoft lawyers warm and fuzzy inside they can't be sued.
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@CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2018-02-28T14:23:00+00:00

Money for USB key - an 8GB USB key is under $5 USD at Walmart, cheaper elsewhere.

9 times in 2 months - what the heck is breaking it? Surely you've identified what the serious issue is by this point. Or please work with me. That's clearly not normal.
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2018-02-28T14:34:15+00:00

Hey I'm thinking openly here, some people might not have $5 but luckily I do.

I narrowed it down to graphics update which was stopping the computer from waking (which I can't stop trying to continue to update) and not sure but something in the fall that HP thinks it needs to inspect the system and then gets stuck in a loop.

Wouldn't have that problem if I could of switched auto off (be it on my head the owner of the laptop) and await further bench testers etc to iron it out not 100% but near enough, or have solutions ready from bench testing, OEM side too need to get on this.

I found a through loads of hunting (more work time wasted) a program through microsoft wushowhide.diagcab the "temporarily" disables updates, how long temporarily is I'll find out I guess. I've just rubn this now and stop fall so shall see.

But I shouldn't have to do this. We need "User friendly" but not "owh my god the user is stupid so bury everything slightly useful the user could do" control of our own computers.
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Anonymous

2018-02-28T14:36:50+00:00

This is how persistent the fall update is being!
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Anonymous

2018-02-28T15:38:11+00:00

Now awaiting another update, that will fail again . I think Microsoft don't understand either, not all countries, states, territories, counties have unlimited Internet and bandwidth. I'm in a county that doesn't have great bandwidth, so say I'm listening to some music as soon as an update starts the music starts buffering. Luckily I have 'unlimited' data or else it would get chewed up nicely.
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