How do I disable Windows 10 Update assistant on windows 10 home version 1703

Hi jeffm_330,

The Update Assistant in Windows 10 cannot be uninstalled, but you can get rid of it

Click your Start Button, type Task Scheduler and hit enter

In the left Pane, navigate to: Windows - Update Orchestrater

Right Pane double click 'Update Assistant'

Click on Triggers Tab

On each of the triggers ( At login . . . etc.) double click and uncheck 'Enabled'

Under 'Update Assistant, there is another event 'Update Assistant CalendarRun'

Do the same for all triggers on that event

Restart your system, that's It!

If you want to totally turn off Windows 10 Automatic Updates:

Click your Start Button, type services and hit Enter

Scroll down to find Windows Update Service

If it is Started, double click it and stop that service

CLose the services App

Click your Start Button, type cmd, right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'

Run this command and hit Enter

sc delete wuauserv

Close Command Prompt

Restart your PC

Go to Task Scheduler - TaskSchedulerLibrary - Microsoft - Windows - Update Orchestrator.

Then pick UpdateAssistant - right click - Properties - Triggers Tab - Edit each Trigger then click Enabled box to Disable - OK.

Repeat for UpdateAssistantCalendarRun.

Source: https://youtu.be/egD8DcEYI3E

Originally found: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3563089/st...

See options for managing how and when Windows Updates are installed.

Option 1:

Set your Internet connection as metered:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/manage-windows...

Option 2:

Use Active Hours and Restart options:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/managing-windo...

Option 3:

Use Show/Hide Updates tool to block the update:

Is there an option or work around to block updates or hardware drivers that might cause problems?

Yes, Microsoft has released a KB update (KB3073930) that will let users block or hide Windows or driver updates.

You can download it at the following link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

Option 4:

Press Windows key + R

Type: services.msc

Hit Enter

Scroll down to Windows Update

Select it then right click it

Click Properties

Under the General tab, choose Startup type to DIsabled

Click Stop

Click Apply then OK

Option 5:

Before carrying out this procedure, disconnect from the Internet. That means turning off Wi-Fi and disconnecting from a wired connection. If you don't, Windows 10 will indicate some files are in use and cannot be modified or the command will be non-responsive. Also, you should restart your computer after disconnecting from the Internet. The easiest way to do it is to enable Airplane mode from the Action Center - Windows key + A.

Stop the BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.

                       net stop wuauserv



                       net stop cryptSvc



                       net stop bits



                       net stop msiserver

One other option is to setup another user account as local user only (don't sign into a Microsoft Account).

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-manage-...

Andre, thank for attempting to help me with disabling windows update assistant. I did disable the triggers on assistant, and also on the calendar, but what happen was I couldn't get any emails after I disabled the triggers. Had to go back and reverse what I did, and my emails began to work, and the update assistant popped back up too...Yeah, it's really annoying.. also turned stopped the service, and that didn't seem to disable the assistant. It pooped up after that too!

thanks though I'll keep looking for a solution.

jeff