3 best ways to disable automatic update on windows 10

Here"s how to lớn turn off automatic updates in Windows 10, temporarily or permanently

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Are you wondering why you would want lớn know how khổng lồ turn off automatic updates in Windows 10? After all, aren"t these updates essential for keeping your system secure và stable & introducing the latest Windows features & improvements?

Though all of that is true, automatic updates can sometimes hinder more than they help. For example, automatic updates may interrupt you while you"re working, prompting you khổng lồ restart so they can be installed.

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Updates can also contain bugs that cause problems on your PC rather than fixing them. Microsoft is often forced lớn rush out patches for its Windows feature updates when users report serious issues with them. But automatic updates mean you don"t get much choice about whether lớn install those patches or not.

Fortunately, it"s possible khổng lồ turn off automatic updates in Windows 10, both by pausing them temporarily for up to lớn 35 days, or — if you"re feeling more reckless —by disabling them all together so you can install them manually when you"re ready.

In our guide below, we"ll walk you through both options, as well as reveal how you can use a không tính tiền program lớn turn off automatic updates at the click of a button.

How lớn turn off automatic updates: Pause updates

Permanently disabling automatic updates in Windows 10 may cause security và stability problems, so you may prefer to “pause” them to lớn install at a more convenient time.

Here’s how to vì it.For all these steps, make sure you"re logged in as a user with administrative privileges.

1. Open the Settings app in Windows 10 by clicking the Start button and selecting the gear icon. When the Settings window opens, click Update & security.

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2. Select Windows Update in the left-hand menu. To lớn turn off automatic updates for one week, click the Pause updates for 7 days option.

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3. Windows 10 will tell you the date that updates will start again. Lớn turn them back on manually before then, click Resume updates.

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4. If you think that seven days is too short a period to pause automatic updates, click Advanced options instead.

Scroll down to Pause updates & select a date from the Pause until drop-down menu. This date can be up to lớn 35 days into the future.

Once you reach that date, you’ll need khổng lồ install the latest Windows updates before you can pause them again.

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How lớn turn off automatic updates: Disable updatesfor good

If you’re willing to risk leaving your PC potentially unsafe for a longer period, you can turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 permanently, or at least until you’re ready khổng lồ install them manually. Here’s how to vị so.

1. Press the Windows key and R to mở cửa the Run box. Type “services.msc” and click OK, or press Enter.

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2. When the Services window opens, scroll down khổng lồ the Windows Update entry. Right-click this and choose Properties.

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3. Select Disabled from the Startup type drop-down menu, then click Stop in the Service status section below. Click OK or Apply khổng lồ disable automatic Windows updates.

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4. If permanently disabling updates seems too extreme, select Manual from the Startup type menu instead.

This will allow you to check for and install updates manually. Just go to Settings > Update và security > Windows Update và click kiểm tra for updates.

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How to lớn turn off automatic updates: Use Windows Update Blocker

You can avoid having khổng lồ tweak Windows settings every time you want lớn turn automatic updates on or off by installing a không tính phí program called Windows Update Blocker. Here"s how to lớn use it.

1. Tải về Windows Update Blocker.

2. Right-click the downloaded file & scan the tệp tin with your antivirus software.

3. Extract & run the program. It doesn"t require installation.

4. When the program opens, simply click Disable Updates and choose Apply Now.

This will instantly turn off automatic updates in Windows 10, và the Service Status shield will change from a green tick khổng lồ a red cross.

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5. To turn automatic updates back on, just select Enable Updates & click "Apply Now."

To check that Windows Update Blocker is doing its job, click Menu và choose Update Options to open the Windows Update settings screen. Here you can verify that automatic Windows updates are enabled or disabled, as you wish.

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Robert Irvine
Robert Irvine is How-To Editor at Tom"s Guide. He has been writing tutorials about software, hardware, websites và other tech topics since the days of dial-up modems, và was previously the editor of web User magazine. Robert enjoys cooking, & makes a mean sausage casserole, but is definitely not the celebrity chef of the same name.

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