Windows 10 disable feature updates registry free

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Although the device will resume feature updates after 35 days automatically, the pause freee box will remain selected in the policy editor. Natallia Pustavalava 18 April – 2 min read.
 
 

Windows 10 disable feature updates registry free

 
Now if you don’t want to upgrade to new feature update in your Windows 10 machine, first. Under WindowsUpdate, create a new key and give it the following title: “OSUpgrade”. In the right section of the window, create a new DWORD named AllowOSUpgrade and set its value to “0”. Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC to apply the changes. Disable updates · Open Start. · Search for regedit and click the top result to launch the Registry Editor. · Navigate to the following path.

 

How to stop automatic updates on Windows 10 | Windows Central

 

How to stop receiving Windows 10 feature updates only. Windows 10 feature update New How to block feature updates in Windows As you can see, the time frame has been reduced. To do this, it is necessary to change parameters within the Windows registry.

Select the date if you want to temporarily disable the Windows feature update. If you want to permanently disable the feature update, then go further steps. No, we are going to tweek the registry, so we remind you that this is a sensitive part of the system so it is advisable to proceed with caution.

Right-click on Windows Update. Please check out the following animated intro: Animation: Screenshots: For this value, please assign the name TargetReleaseVersion.

Then, right-click on the value and click on Modify. Assign the value 1. Once again, right-click on Windows Update. However, you will now create a new String Value. To this value, you can assign the following name: TargetReleaseVersionInfo. Then, modify it by right-clicking on it. In the Value data , you must enter the version of Windows you are running.

Please note that this trick works with , , , , and versions of Windows Click here to learn how to check it. For that reason, that will be the value we will assign. Of course, the value may change depending on the version of Windows you are using. If you have any query, please write in the comments section below.

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Log in. I agree with the Terms. Create account. Reset password. Once you complete the steps, automatic updates will be permanently disabled on Windows However, when new updates become available, you will be able to install them manually from the Windows Update settings page. Warning: This is a friendly reminder that editing the Registry is risky and can cause irreversible damage to your installation if you don’t do it correctly.

Before proceeding, it’s recommended to make a full backup of your PC. After you complete the steps, automatic updates will be disabled permanently on the device. However, you will still be able to download updates by clicking the Check for updates button on the Windows Update settings page. If you want to undo the changes, you can use the same instructions outlined above, but on step 4 , right-click the WindowsUpdate key, select the Delete option, then reboot the computer to apply the settings.

Finally, you can use the Registry to configure the system settings to decide how to get updates on Windows To use the Registry to stop automatic updates, but decide how to receive updates, use these steps:. Once you complete the steps, cumulative updates will no longer download and install automatically. However, when a new update becomes available, you will find the option to install it manually from the Windows Update settings. You can use the same instructions outlined above to restore the original settings, but on step 4 , right-click the WindowsUpdate key, select the Delete option, and reboot the computer.

Updates are essential to fix security vulnerabilities, resolve issues, and improve the overall experience, no matter the version of Windows you use. However, you may still need to disable this feature in some situations.

For instance, when you want to have complete control over updates on Windows 10, when you want to avoid issues since bugs are common in most releases, or when you are using a critical app or equipment, and you do not want to encounter any compatibility issues. For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10 and Windows 11, visit the following resources:. Mauro Huculak is technical writer for WindowsCentral. His primary focus is to write comprehensive how-tos to help users get the most out of Windows 10 and its many related technologies.

Windows Central Windows Central. Mauro Huculak. Topics Windows 10 Help. See all comments They aren’t actually annoying! They are annoying when they make your computer unstable. It happened to me when the driver for my apu got updated. It was unstable and kept crashing my laptop. So I had to find a way to stop it from installing automatically. I was able to do it, but someone who isn’t tech savvy would probably not have been able to do it.

How does a constructive and factual criticism like this get downvoted? Guess the die-hard fanatics on this site simply can’t stand the truth Wouldn’t that be more the fault of the hardware vendor for putting out a driver that causes issues? Yes of course it would. It’s not the hardware vendor that forced the update. Besides, I had a Windows 10 OS update kill my computer, you can’t palm that off on anyone but Microsoft.

Wsheep wont get it. There was an update for the Surface Pro 2 that broke Wifi. That’s all on MS. They make the hardware and software. It was later fixed, but required having a usb to ethernet adapter to get the new update.

I’ve had the same thing happen with a cumulative update to Windows Made my desktop unusable and required a format and reinstall to fix. Then, Microsoft must push stable updates to general public. I am a developer, and I generally push updates to fix the bugs not to make my app unstable. So, auto updates aren’t annoying, but buggy updates are! Yes, but combine the two and you don’t just get buggy updates, you get FORCED buggy updates which is the real problem.

If MS could be sure their updates were entirely bug free then forced updates might make sense. Since this is impossible, the only solution is to let the person using or administrating the end devices act as gatekeeper.

The responsibility should be on the end user to ensure things they install are compatible with and work properly on their hardware. If MS want to take on that responsibility then fine, but when they drop the ball yet again they need lots of support staff on hand to fix each PC. This has not happened and will never happen, so Strange how so many of us saw this coming, but no-one from MS saw it. The 1 month update delay in RS2 should keep all naysayers at bay, given the occasional botched update.

It doesn’t really solve the problem of a botched update because by the time you’d know an update that was released is botched it would be too late to then pause updates. It’s just another bad solution for the wrong problem. It would be since after a month they would rerelease the proper update.

After the 2 month delay is over and a potential botched update is installed there will be patches by then. Microsoft has been known to take down botched updates and put them back once the issue is fixed.

Either way there isn’t an issue. Awesome, thanks so much for this article! Is there a way to do the same on Win 10 Mobile? It is super annoying when the phone restarts by itself during the night and then I miss calls because it requires PIN entry Who calls you during the night? How do they dare? I had a smile and laugh at that. Made my day. I depend on my Windows phone and Realarm to wake me for work every morning – why don’t you just change your active hours for the device?

Works for me! I’ve never had to enter a PIN to answer a call even if the device is restarted. Try setting your active hours to prevent random restarts. The phone should also give you a notification when an update is downloaded and waiting to install check your notification settings. From the update settings you can press the “restart now” button or set the exact time you’d like the update to install. Browse around your device’s settings. Windows mobile gives you a surprising amount of control.

Well I don’t want my device restarting without my consent, period. Once my phone started restarting during a night out around 3 AM – I found out when I was going to call an Uber for my friends and me. Nothing beats waiting in the cold for 10 or so minutes while the gears are turning Is it the end of the world?

Of course not.. My point is: what is wrong with giving the user the option to find a good time and then restart manually to finish installing the updates? Are the updates really so important they can’t wait a day or two?

This will also prevent downloads from Store but updates will be stoped until you start the Services again :D. I do this also and have a calendar reminder to check updates once a month. Win10 Pro. I don’t know if it can be done on the home addition. Or set the acitive hours and say your internet connection is a metered connection. If Microsoft’s goal was to make sure all Windows 10 users are on the latest update they should have used messaging and nagging to get users to update and only resort to forced updates if a user ignores those messages for too long.

Just like the whole upgrade to windows 10 fiasco they are too eager to force these updates on people and the end result will be the opposite of what they wanted with guides like this one showing users how to avoid these updates completely.

The right solution would be to show a message, if it’s a critical update to fix a volunerability make it clear that the user should install the update as soon as possible and that if they don’t, in 3 days it will be installed automatically. Give them options, do it now, do it tonight, I’ll do it later which means it won’t happen automatically for 3 days. For feature updates, show a message with a preview of some of the key features the user will get and give them 30 days to install it before it’s forced on them.

It’s a much simpler solution that lets the user know their computer will be updated and restarted soon and takes away the biggest problem with these auomatic updates auto restarts.

No need for active hours, pausing updates or any of that nonsense Microsoft will do while trying to still solve this problem with RS3 and whatever updates are next. I understand what you’re saying, but I know too many people that would be more annoyed by this. Most people I know do not have issues with the auto update feature and don’t even realize their machine was updated. A good OS should be invisible to the user so the user can do what they need to.

No need for registry edits or annoying popups. Will the registry one work with Home? These steps are targeted for professional and above versions of Windows In my test updates continued to download in Windows 10 Home. Awesome article Mauro, especially relevant to those of us that get what and why. I have had work and project progress ruined costing me hours of rework and trying to get back to where I was because of this awful imposed policy. Sadly it seems probably due to subsequent updates lol that even though I have followed all your measures, it does not work and the system is STILL rebooting.

I am not sure what to do now other than seeking to disable Windows Update as a service. If you have any updated advice it would be appreciated. Not sure, but you can set your active hours and set your connection as a metered connection to prevent updates.

It doesn’t. I tried the same as Mauro did and don’t work. I was able to do a registry hack for stopping the Customer Experience going to MS. So was just curious if this would work as well. But it don’t. Wish I could swap the license on my tablet to my main PC! I hope the store issue on mobile will be resolved in the next build.

What issue? I don’t have any issues on my XL running the latest Release Preview build. Way to go completely off topic This is one of the worst features brought about by W I really don’t get why they continue to give no option to opt out with so much backlash.

There is no need to do any of what is listed on this page. I only have active hours set and I never have an issue with random updating or long reboots. Active hours on the home edition is only for a maximum of 8 hours. How many people only have an 8 hour per day contiguous window that their computer can’t randomly restart? Fifteen minutes after active hours and all my unsaved work was lost in a restart.

Then I needed to wait 25 minutes until I could use my own computer again. All this because my metered connection became non-metered to download an app that required a non-metered connection. Microsoft’s implementation of active hours is garbage and never will be good considering the computer should never restart when you don’t want it to even outside your active hours. We seriously need more control over updates.

Very much needed this :- :- :- Thanks a lot! W10 is now improving IMO. I like it and have not had any problems. That’s on a 4yr. Old hp pavillion desktop. I run Windows 10 on my Compaq Presario from I’ve only replaced the harddrive the whole time I’ve had it. I’m impressed that the 11 year old laptop runs W10 better than it ever ran Windows XP.

An alternative is to set the current network as a metered connection. Telling users how to stop security updates is bad, this should not be encouraged. The article should explain Active Hours and Derfer Updates instead. However, some of the methods they outlined would intimidate a non-thechie user. I would bet that only a tach savy person would attempt this despirte the walkthrough.

Having control over a person’s own computer is bad? Some of us like to make our own decisions rather than others making them for us. But then I realize there are those who are bent on forcing their will on others for the “greater good”.

Many of us resist that stance, especially when we’ve experienced the downfalls. If leaving your computer open to attack and other malicious activity only affected you, then sure See if I care. But it doesn’t just affect your, does it? Infected computers become nodes in huge botnets, sending spam, distributing malware, etc.

It is irresponsible and incosiderate for anybody with an internet connected computer to not install security updates. This sounds so familiar. When I started working with computers in , its was the best tool I ever laid my hands. It’s a shame. Or just go to services and disable windows updates, then you will not get any updates, neither from windows nor from windows store.

And you can active it when you need download something from windows store or update some apps. The only update I get is from Defender, or maybe I don’t know when its updating. In the update setting, there might be a text button beneath the “Check for updates” button that says “Check online for updates from Microsoft Update”. I have to click that on my work Surface Pro 3 to get some of the updates. Windows Defender will have more frequent updates though.

Also make sure the “Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows” checkbox is checked. Both of those features should be part of the main update check, but for some reason they aren’t.