how do i COMPLETELY stop my computer from updating!?!?

Anonymous
2018-08-25T20:20:22+00:00

it seems that i am CONSTANTLY being FORCED by microsoft to "update" my computer at their leisure. i never asked for their "updates", i tried turning off all things associated with their "updates", BUT THEY STILL KEEP COMING!  I DONT WANT THEM, I DONT NEED THEM!

they say its for MY security? yeah, thats what ALL dictators say before they commit a mass genocide! i dont need microsoft snooping around in my comupter, because thats all their updates seem to be doing, is allowing them to forcibly access my computer.

if anyone knows of a program to block out microsoft from accessing my computer and forcing "updates" on me, then please share them!

microsoft saying they wont FORCE a new OS on people apparently doesnt include said operating system to be forcibly changed by them at any time, even if it means screwing up whatever you are doing at the time!

there needs to be some kind of action taken against microsoft about this, because it feels like i dont own my computer, but that microsoft does! i cant turn off "windows update medic service". the FACT that microsoft has a so called "service" like this, is enough of an example of how many people dont want their system "updated"!

it wouldnt surprise me if this was taken down because they dont want people to understand that this is worse than apple bricking devices because of a replacement part. if i dont have control over my device being "updated" then it is not my device, but the one who is updating it. that is not what i agreed to when i purchased this computer (not leased, but purchased!), so it is in violation of a purchase agreement and microsoft should be facing a class action lawsuit over this! but because they said they wouldnt do one forcible "update" they are getting away with this!

can anything be done about this?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-22T17:15:05+00:00

    Your reply has nothing to do with my post, which was only useful to you as a platform for your opinion. So there's nothing to talk about here.

    Personally, I'd love to have Windows 7 back on my computer since I never granted my permission for the upgrade to Windows 10.  It was great, woke up one morning, had Windows 10 and NONE of my software worked any more.  I'll repeat that, NONE!!!  Still doesn't, if it came on a CD or DVD it's worthless now...

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-23T13:19:00+00:00

    I'll post this link again ---

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/block-updates-windows-10-stopupdates10

    I use it.

    It works.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-23T13:16:37+00:00

    i think i FINALLY killed windows update and windows update medic!!!

    i went to the search bar and entered regedit.  then went to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc

    then for ErrorControl, FailureActions, LaunchProtected, ServiceSidType and Start, you right click and where it says 1, enter 4. 4 is the number for disabled in the services while 0 is for start on boot.

    do this-how to kill update medic

    but instead of 0, it needs to be 4 for medic service.

    but if you right click on WaaSMedicSvc on the side bar and go to permissions, there will be an Account Unkown, which im assuming is microsofts access to run this service without the owners permission. so if you check the box to deny that Unknown Account, i dont think they will be able to access it again.

    and for the record, even with my OS already on my SSD, i noticed that with windows update and medic service disabled, it booted up even faster!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-08T17:35:15+00:00
    • Are you saying that MS isn't trying to push people to subscription services?  I still use Office 2010 quite happily, I'm sure that annoys the hell out of MS and that they'd much rather I paid them a monthly fee.

    this was simply an excuse to make for money, thats all. when you can buy office 2010 for $40, or office 365 for $69 a year, i think i know which one i would go with! it just doesnt make sense to get 365 when the older version has worked fine for so long.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-08T17:34:56+00:00

    Please go to services.msc, then click on update. Then, click manual update or disable update. Reminder: Updates are important. Without them, devices can have issues.

    A reminder, WITH updates devices -- like the computer -- has problems that didn't exist before the updates.

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