How to stop Windows 11 updates forever?

Yeah, the "answer" is not correct.

The "Windows Update" service will automatically change back to "manual" and be launched automatically on the next boot.

You should not rename the svchost.exe. Windows will not boot if it cannot find the file.

Smythius is taken wrote:

"You can however create group policies that prevent the system from being able to update as well as changing the registry to permanently disable it."

@ Smythius is taken: Could you link to a source on how to do that? I would like try it.

Windows updates keep making things worse and even broke the OS for me so that I needed to restore a backup.

So, for anyone looking to disable it fully, follow this. My Windows Updates service and Windows Update tab in settings is fully disabled now.

Using the Registry Editor

1. Open Group Policy Editor:
   • Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to Windows Update Policies:
   • Go to:

       markdownCopy codeComputer Configuration
       └── Administrative Templates
           └── Windows Components
               └── Windows Update
     

3. Disable Automatic Updates:
   • Locate Configure Automatic Updates.
   • Double-click and set it to Disabled.
   • Click Apply and OK.
4. Disable Services:
   • Open services.msc:
     • Disable Windows Update Medic Service (WaaSMedicSvc).
     • Disable Windows Update.
     • Disable Update Orchestrator Service.
5. Modify Registry for WaaSMedicSvc: (To disable service completely)
   • Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc.
   • Set Start value to 4.
6. Prevent Remediation of Update Services:
   • Navigate to:

       markdownCopy codeComputer Configuration
       └── Administrative Templates
           └── System
               └── Internet Communication Management
     

   • Enable Turn off access to all Windows Update features.
7. Restart the Computer:
   • Restart your computer to ensure all changes take effect.

(P.S. I am using Windows 11 Pro.)

This does not work. I have done this multiple times and windows keeps reactivating the service. There has to be more than this to stop the updates. When windows updates it screws up my copy of windows 11 and can't get it to work properly. I have to wipe the drive and reload. My computer is modern and powerful so it is not the problem. I have a 570x pro MB, Ryzen 7 3700x processor, 64 Gb pf DDR4 memory, Radeon 6700x video card and m2 NVME drive running at 5000/4700 download/upload speeds.

I am getting so pissed with windows I am considering leaving it all together and go to Ubuntu.

I have Windows 10 on a separate NVME drive and it works fine and I am able to disable the update service and it stays disabled.

Hi Indika

So you mean, no way what ever the measures take to stop windows updates, it resumes to auto/manual update after sometime (even in restart). I really want to stop windows 11 home (version) auto updates.

Thanks

Sathma