How to Enable or Disable Automatic Updates for Windows Update in Windows 10

Windows 10 volition automatically bank 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 past default

Some updates are not installed automatically. This includes optional updates and updates that require you to have new terms of use. When these updates are available, Windows Update will let you know that they're set up to be installed.

Update: Microsoft updates Driver Shiproom Schedule for 2022 in Windows ten

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 exist able to enable or disable automatic updates.

Contents


  • Option One: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Wu10Man
  • Option 2: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Group Policy
  • Option Three: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using a REG file
  • Selection Four: To Turn On or Off Automated Device Driver Installation
  • Choice Five: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Metered Network Connexion
  • Option 6: To Enable or Disable Automated Updates by Enabling or Disabling Windows Update service
  • Option Vii: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using WAU Manager
  • Option Eight: To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using StopUpdates101

EXAMPLE: Automatic Updates Disabled and Disabled by Grouping Policy for Windows Update
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OPTION ONE

To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using Wu10Man


This option will work in all Windows x editions.

Win10Man is an open source tool by WereDev on GitHub that can be used to completely disable Windows Update in Windows ten.

If you disable automated updates using Win10Man, you will need to enable Automatic Updates using Win10Man each fourth dimension before you lot Check for and install updates in Windows Update.

ane Download and run the latest release of Win10Man at GitHub beneath.

2 Do step 3 (enable) or step 4 (disable) below for what you would similar to do.

 three. To Enable Automatic Updates

This is the default setting.

A) In the Group Policy tab, select Enable Automated Updates (default) or Automatic Download, Notify of Installation in the drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on the Update Policy push button. (run across screenshots below)

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B) In the Windows Services tab, turn on all Windows Services, and click/tap on OK later on each one. (see screenshot below)

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C) In the Hosts File tab, click/tap on the Unblock All Hosts push, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots beneath)

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D) Yous tin at present close Win10Man if you similar.

 iv. To Disable Automatic Updates

A) In the Group Policy tab, select Disable Automatic Updates or Notify of Download and Installation in the drop card for what you desire, and click/tap on the Update Policy button. (see screenshots below)

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B) In the Windows Services tab, turn off all Windows Services, and click/tap on OK after each one. (encounter screenshot below)

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C) In the Hosts File tab, click/tap on the Block All Hosts button, and click/tap on OK. (meet screenshots below)

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D) You can now close Win10Man if you lot like.

Option Ii

To Enable or Disable Automated Updates using Group Policy


This pick is not bachelor and will not piece of work in Windows ten Home. Microsoft has prevented disabling automatic updates in the Domicile edition.

This option volition only piece of work in the Windows x Pro and Enterprise editions.

This pick does the same as Pick Iii below.

If y'all employ this choice and manually bank check for updates, then the updates will still always be automatically downloaded and installed.

If y'all permit Windows automatically check for updates and notify y'all when updates are available, then this policy volition let you disable automated updates.

ane Open up the Local Group Policy Editor.

two In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot beneath)

Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update

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iii 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 to a higher place)

4 Do step 5 (enable), step 6 (Notify), or pace seven (Never notify) below for what y'all would similar to do.

 five. To Enable Automatic Updates

This is the default setting.

A) Select (dot) Not Configured at the top, click/tap on OK, and go to pace viii below. (run into screenshot below)

 6. To Set Windows Update to Notify for Download and Auto Install Updates (Recommended)

A) Select (dot) Enabled at the superlative. (see screenshot below)

B) Select 2. Notify for download and auto install or in the "Configure automatic updating" drop down card under Options, click/tap on OK, and become to step viii below.

 seven. To Set Windows Update to Never Notify or Check for Updates

A) Select (dot) Disabled at the top, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 beneath. (see screenshot below)

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8 When finished, close the Local Grouping Policy Editor.

9 Click/tap on the Cheque for updates push in Windows Update to apply.

10 Sometimes information technology may take a while for it to kick in to not automatically download and install updates though.

OPTION THREE

To Enable or Disable Automated Updates using a REG file


This option will not work in Windows 10 Dwelling. Microsoft has prevented disabling automatic updates in the Home edition.

This option volition only work in the Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions.

This choice does the same as Pick Two to a higher place.

If you use this selection and manually check for updates, and so the updates will still e'er be automatically downloaded and installed.

If you permit 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), footstep iv (never notify) below for what you would similar to do.

 2. To Enable Automatic Updates

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and become to pace 5 beneath.

Enable_Automatic_Updates.reg

Download

 three. To Set Windows Update to Notify for Download and Auto Install Updates (Recommended)

A) Click/tap on the Download push below to download the file below, and go to step v below.

Notify_before_Downloading_and_Installing_Updates.reg

Download

 four. To Ready Windows Update to Never Notify or Check for Updates

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and become to pace v beneath.

Never_Notify_or_Check_for_Updates .reg

Download

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Aye (UAC), Yeah, and OK to corroborate the merge.

8 Click/tap on the Bank check for updates button in Windows Update, then Restart the computer when finished to apply.

9 If you like, you tin can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

10 Sometimes it may take a while for it to kicking in to non automatically download and install updates though.

Selection FOUR

To Turn On or Off Automatic Device Driver Installation


Device Installation Settings allow y'all to change if Windows is to automatically download drivers and realistic icons for your devices from Windows Update.

This pick will work in all Windows ten editions.

Pick V

To Enable or Disable Automated Updates using Metered Network Connexion


Windows volition automatically download and install updates, except on metered connections. In that example, Windows volition automatically download merely those updates required to keep Windows running smoothly.

This option will work in all Windows 10 editions.

OPTION SIX

To Enable or Disable Automated Updates by Enabling or Disabling Windows Update service


If you disable the Windows Update service, Windows will no longer exist able to automatically download and install updates.

When you lot are gear up to download and install updates, you volition need to enable and start the Windows Update service again, then cheque for updates.

This option volition work in all Windows 10 editions.

Windows 10 is notorious about randomly automatically enabling the Windows Update service (even if disabled), and so this choice is non e'er reliable.

Pick SEVEN

To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using WAU Manager


This selection will work in all Windows 10 editions.

WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Director) is a fully featured replacement for the congenital in Windows Updating interface. This tool gives you full command of the Windows Updates, such as when and how they are installed, and has total uninstall and maintenance support for Windows updates.

WAU Director was built to fully replace the built in Windows Automatic Updating (WAU) system. However, different the latter, WAU Manger puts y'all in control of everything. With WAU Director y'all tin can:

1. Update manually when desired with just one click on a dedicated desktop shortcut
two. Update automatically with the desired frequency. In one case a day, once a month or once a year, or whatever you make up one's mind.
3. You become to choose whether the available updates are automatically downloaded and installed or not.
4. Easily uninstall several updates at once.

Basically you lot just need to make a few adjustments from the Dashboard dialog box to gear up everything upwards the fashion you want. If y'all need more advanced options, such as uninstalling or hiding/unhiding updates, they are all bachelor straight from the Setup interface. The available modules are all linked together by the application carte, always available at the top right corner of the application's interface.

WAU Director does non use the built in WAU schedule. Instead, it has its ain schedule which works regardless of whether WAU are enabled or not. In fact, for WAU Manager to work flawlessly, you lot should disable Windows Updates completely. You can practice that in WAU Managing director'southward Dashboard module.

Besides the Dashboard module, WAU Manager has iv more than modules:

- The Install updates module, which searches for available updates, and installs the desired ones. You can too hibernate updates from this module. Hidden updates are not displayed as available for install.
- The Uninstall Updates module, which lets y'all uninstall or hibernate updates that were previously installed.
- The Unhide Updates module, which lets y'all view hidden updates and unhide the desired ones.
- The View update history module, which displays the Windows Update history and lets yous perform maintenance actions related to Windows Update.

1 Download and run the latest release of WAU Managing director below.

Download

WAU Director.exe is a standalone application that does not install on your computer.

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Selection EIGHT

To Enable or Disable Automatic Updates using StopUpdates101


1 StopUpdates10 info.

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