How to stop Windows 11 updates forever?

Anonymous
2023-07-13T00:16:21+00:00

I've noticed there is no option to stop windows updates: There is only a nonsensical pause option. Even though I set updates to OFF it still updates after some time which is totally not what I need. The thing is my hard ware is really old and I can't risk new updates like the one I got now totally screwed my machine, I can't run any programs anymore they take forever to open now. Please help how do I stop these updates from happening?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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Ivan B 124.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2023-07-13T02:19:50+00:00

Hi , Harry.

I am Ivan, I will help you with this.

You can deactivate the windows update service directly in services .msc, but when deactivating the microsft store system, among others, they stop working without automatic updating.

01: for this, press the shortcut 'Windows + R' and type "services.msc".

02: right-click on “Windows Update” and then go to “Properties”;

03: under “Startup type”, as in the example below, choose the “Disabled” option from the drop-down menu and click “Apply”.

04: finally, restart your computer to complete the procedure and ensure that the search for new updates is disabled.

Caution when disabling windows update is a security risk at your own risk.

Hope this helps.

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  2. JosephT71 9,220 Reputation points
    2024-10-10T02:25:46+00:00

    I don't care about you losing a ton of your research work.

    You care about you losing a ton of your research work.

    Anyone can post some registry hack or whatever claiming that their stuff would stop the updates. But when it doesn't work and you lose your work, they are nowhere to be found.

    In fact, some of these hacks triggered a bug that forced a feature update on people who tried these hacks. If these people did NOTHING, they wouldn't have been forced a feature update at all.

    https://www.computerworld.com/article/1629088/some-win10-pcs-are-apparently-being-upgraded-to-version-2004-without-consent.html

    Only people who don't know what they are doing would float these hacks when (1) Microsoft confirmed that it won't work on end-of-life computers because Microsoft has firmly stated that they are going to force a feature update on end-of-life computers, (2) even if the hack works, it merely covers up the update availability notice so end users would forget about it and then a forced update would happen at the worst time and (3) there is a confirmed history that these hacks may triggered a bug that would force an update on you when if you didn't do anything, you would not have gotten the forced update in the first place.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-10T02:54:06+00:00

    Are you an MS apologist? Seriously, read what you just posted. Most of the updates from MS fix THEIR bugs and add new features (more bugs).

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