Windows 10 often gets updates for its users with different updates in its features and qualities. When Windows 10 gets quality updates, it automatically downloads and installs the updates once they are ready for your device. Why does this happen? This happens just to make sure that your device is updated with the latest features, performance, and stability improvement of the Windows. However, this sometimes negatively affects the user and keeps on restarting the system. 

Are you fed up with Windows 10 updating automatically? Then probably you are here to take control and to stop Windows 10 turn off automatic updates. 

In the guidelines provided here, we will help you to turn off Windows 10 updates.

Proven Methods to Disable Windows 10 Update:

Here, we are going to discuss some tried and tested hacks to turn off Windows 10 updates. For that, you can go through the following processes and check them out.

Method 1: Disable Automatic Update Using Setting

As you are looking for steps to stop the updates, you can either do it either for a temporary purpose or you can disable it permanently.

If you want to temporarily disable the update, then you can go through the following steps:

Disable all Updates

  1. Click on the Windows logo to launch the “Start” menu and then select “Settings”.
  2. From the available options, locate the “Update & Security” option and click on it.
  3. Then you have to locate and select the “Windows Update” option.
  4. Next, to continue, click on the “Advanced Options”.
  5. Now in the “Pause Updates”, click on the “Pause Until” and select for how long you want to keep it disabled.

After that, your device will not be able to receive any updates from the Windows until the day you specified in the settings. But once the pause limit reaches, you have to undo the changes to download and install the latest Windows update. 

And to do so, simply choose the “Select Date” from Step 5 of the above instructions. Next, navigate to the Windows Update Settings and select “Resume Updates”.

However, in the last step, under the “Pause Updates” in the bottom, select 30 (one month) in the number of days. This will let the Windows update once a month.

Method 2: Disable Automatic Update Using Group Policy

To turn off Windows 10 updates permanently or to disable it for a limited period of time, you can use Local Group policy editor. However, to do so, you can simply follow the steps given below:

Disabling all Settings

  1. Click on the Windows logo to launch the “Start” menu.
  2. Type “gpedit.msc” and then hit Enter to launch it.
  3. Now, open the section:

“Computer Configuration\Administrative” Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update”

  1. Then from the right-hand side of the window, double-click on “Configure Automatic Updates”.
  2. You now have to check the “Disabled” option to turn off the policy.
  3. Click on “Apply”.
  4. To save the settings, click on the “OK” button

Limiting the Settings

Alternately, you can choose to limit the settings. To do so, follow the steps listed below:

  1. Open the “Start” menu from the Windows by pressing the Windows button on the keyboard.
  2. And then type “gpedit.msc” in the search and then hit Enter to launch it.
  3. Just navigate to the Windows Update option by the following path.

“Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update”

  1. Now, open “Configure Automatic Updates”.
  2. You now have to choose the “Enable” option. This will turn on the policy.
  3. After that, you will find a lot of options to configure the updates.
  4. Select the “Notify” option for download and auto-install.
  5. You have to click on the “Apply” button and then on “Ok.”

After that, Windows will stop downloading and updating automatically. Although if you want, you can simply go to the “Windows Update” from “Update & Security” which is in ”Settings”.

Method 3: Disable Automatic Update Using Registry

If you are a Windows 10 Pro user, then you can turn off automatic updates Windows 10 using Registry. So to do so. you can simply go through the following steps:

Disable all Updates

  1. At first open the “Start” menu from the Windows by pressing the Windows logo button on the keyboard.
  2. Enter “regedit” in the search box. Then select the top result to launch the Registry Editor window.
  3. Further, navigate to the Windows option by the following path

              “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

  1. Locate the “Windows” key and right-click on it. Then select the “New” option and click on “Key”.
  2. After that, change the name of the new key “WindowsUpdate”. For that, right-click on WindowsUpdate and then select the “New” option.
  3. Click on the “DWORD (32-bit)” value.
  4. Rename the new key “NOAutoUpdate” and save it hit the Enter key.
  5. Double-click on the newly created key. Now change the value to 1. To confirm, click on “OK”.
  6. Lastly, restart your computer.

Limiting the Updates

  1. Click on the Windows logo to launch the “Start” menu.
  2. Type “regedit” in the box and hit the Enter key. Then select the top result to launch it.
  3. After that, open the Microsoft folder by navigating to the following path.

   “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft”

  1. Right-click on the “Windows” key. Then select the “New” option and click on “Key”.
  2. Now, put the name of the new key “WindowsUpdate” and to save it, hit the Enter key.
  3. Rename the key as “AU” and then hit Enter.
  4. You have to put the cursor on the option and then right-click on the right side, select “New.”
  5. Click on “DWORD (32-bit) value”.
  6. Change the name of the new key “AUOptions” and hit Enter.
  7. You have to pick the newly created key and double-click on it and then change the value.
  8. Similarly, just like the Group policy, select the “Notify for download and auto-install” option. 
  9. Click Ok. Lastly, restart your computer

To restore to the original, simply after Step-4, right-click on the WindowsUpdate and then select the Delete option.

After that, Windows 10 disable automatic updates. Although if you want, you can simply go to the “Windows Update” from “Update & Security” which is in ”Settings”.

Method 4: Limit the Network Connection

This is a very simple trick that you can follow to turn off automatic updates Windows 10. All you have to do is to limit the Network Connection. For that, you can follow the below guidelines:

  1. Click on the “Start”.
  2. Then hit the “Settings”.
  3. Click on “Network & Internet” and then click on Wi-Fi, which is in the left column.
  4. Take the left-side bar down to scroll down to the “Metered Connection” and switch it On.

This will inform Windows 10 that you have a limited data plan. Therefore, it will not automatically download and install the updates. However, you need to keep in mind that this option will not be applicable to Ethernet connection users.

Method 5: Disable the Windows Update Startup Service

Simply follow the below steps to disable the Windows Update Startup Service:

  1. Open the Windows search bar and type “Services” and hit the Enter key.
  2. Right-click on the result and then you have to click on “Run As Administrator”.
  3. Scroll down to the Windows Update Entry.
  4. Check if the Status column says “Running.” Then you have to right-click the Windows Update entry and then click on “Stop”.
  5. Again, right-click on it and select “Properties”.
  6. Now under “Startup Type,” choose the “Disabled” option and click on “OK”.

These are the best and easiest methods to turn off Windows 10 updates. Although you can limit the setting rather than simply disabling all the settings.