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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-20T15:36:05+00:00

    I found something that may work. At least it is working for one week now since I made the change.

    It is solution 2 in this guide.

    As far as I understand, following this guide,you tell Windows to explicitly install one specific (update) version, but it will never find the version you enter on the MS servers. The linked guide tells you to enter the value "21H1", but AFAIK, entering any nonsense (e.g., "akdsjfkajsdk") will accomplish the same thing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-20T16:42:10+00:00

    Thanks. I did finally go into the registry and change settings. It appears to be disabled now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-12T11:38:50+00:00

    What exactly did you change?

    I know about HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU\NoWindowsUpdate.

    Is this the registry change for Windows 11 as well? I guess I'm sort of hijacking the thread.

    Microsoft has so many challenges. This nonsense that "updates are an integral part of the OS" is sheer blather. going all the way back to "the browser is embedded in the OS nonsense." I might accept the case for home users, but not for Professional or higher. Microsoft really needs to put a nag screen in, but there should be a setting "I know what I'm doing just nag me". Last night my server rebooted taking down 3 IDEs, 4 virtual machines and a staged debug setup.

    There is a place in $ell for the decision makers that forced this. And the funniest part? Aside from the trivial "feature" updates, most of the patches are fixing security holes that never should have been there in the first place. Yeah, I'm annoyed much this morning.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-14T19:10:53+00:00

    It is really frustrating me that updates are forced on the customer. The last update disappeared my taskbar and I had to spend a lot of time getting a fix. The update was the problem and uninstalling the update fixed the issue. But now I have to constantly ensure the update is not reinstalled. Very, very frustrating.

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