• How To Disable Windows Update In Windows 8 Permanently

Jan 7, 2014 - Here's how you can disable automatic app updates in Windows 8. Automatic updates can be useful, but they can also devour bandwidth. Scroll down the page, click to select the Disable Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only check box, and then click Apply changes now. You receive the following message: Windows Automatic Updates will not be able to deliver updates from Microsoft Update Service.

How to Enable or Disable Automatic Updates for Windows Update in Windows 10
Windows 10 will automatically check for new Windows Updates at the time you have set in automatic maintenance.
Windows 10 will automatically download and install important and critical updates by default
Some updates are not installed automatically. This includes optional updates and updates that require you to accept new terms of use. When these updates are available, Windows Update will let you know that they're ready to be installed.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatic updates in Windows Update for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable automatic updates.

• Option One: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Wu10Man
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Group Policy
• Option Three: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using a REG file
• Option Four: To Turn On or Off Automatic Device Driver Installation
• Option Five: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Metered Network Connection
• Option Six: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates by Enabling or Disabling Windows Update service

EXAMPLE: Automatic Updates Disabled and Disabled by Group Policy for Windows Update

This option will work in all Windows 10 editions.
Win10Man is an open source tool by WereDev on GitHub that can be used to completely disable Windows Update in Windows 10.
If you disable automatic updates using Win10Man, you will need to enable Automatic Updates using Win10Man each time before you Check for and install updates in Windows Update.
1. Download and run the latest release of Win10Man at GitHub below.
2. Do step 3 (enable) or step 4 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

This is the default setting.
A) In the Group Policy tab, select Enable Automatic Updates (default) or Automatic Download, Notify of Installation in the drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on the Update Policy button. (see screenshots below)
B) In the Windows Services tab, turn on all Windows Services, and click/tap on OK after each one. (see screenshot below)
C) In the Hosts File tab, click/tap on the Unblock All Hosts button, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots below)
D) You can now close Win10Man if you like.

A) In the Group Policy tab, select Disable Automatic Updates or Notify of Download and Installation in the drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on the Update Policy button. (see screenshots below)
B) In the Windows Services tab, turn off all Windows Services, and click/tap on OK after each one. (see screenshot below)
C) In the Hosts File tab, click/tap on the Block All Hosts button, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots below)
D) You can now close Win10Man if you like.

This option is not available and will not work in Windows 10 Home. Microsoft has prevented disabling automatic updates in the Home edition.
This option will only work in the Windows 10 Pro and Enterpriseeditions.
This option does the same as Option Two below.
If you use this option and manually check for updates, then the updates will still always be automatically downloaded and installed.
If you let Windows automatically check for updates and notify you when updates are available, then this policy will let you disable automatic updates.

1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
3. In the right pane of Windows Update in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Configure Windows Updates policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4. Do step 5 (enable), step 6 (Notify), or step 7 (Never notify) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.


8. When finished, close the Local Group Policy Editor.
9. Click/tap on the Check for updates

How To Disable Windows Update In Windows 8 Permanently

button in Windows Update to apply.
10. Sometimes it may take a while for it to kick in to not automatically download and install updates though.

This option will not work in Windows 10 Home. Microsoft has prevented disabling automatic updates in the Home edition.
This option will only work in the Windows 10 Pro and Enterpriseeditions.
This option does the same as Option Two above.
If you use this option and manually check for updates, then the updates will still always be automatically downloaded and installed.
If you let Windows automatically check for updates and notify you when updates are available, then this policy will let you disable automatic updates.

1. Do step 2 (enable), step 3 (notify), step 4 (never notify) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.


5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.
6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8. Click/tap on the Check for updates button in Windows Update, then Restart the computer when finished to apply.
9. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.
10. Sometimes it may take a while for it to kick in to not automatically download and install updates though.

Device Installation Settings allow you to change if Windows is to automatically download drivers and realistic icons for your devices from Windows Update.
This option will work in all Windows 10 editions.


Windows will automatically download and install updates, except on metered connections. In that case, Windows will automatically download only those updates required to keep Windows running smoothly.
This option will work in all Windows 10 editions.


If you disable the Windows Update service, Windows will no longer be able to automatically download and install updates.
When you are ready to download and install updates, you will need to enable and start the Windows Update service again, then check for updates.
This option will work in all Windows 10 editions.
Windows 10 is notorious about randomly automatically enabling the Windows Update service (even if disabled), so this option is not always reliable.

That's it,
Shawn