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How to permanent disable Windows Updates on Windows 11?

Anonymous
2024-04-14T09:07:06+00:00

I have a dell laptop I got for taking to and from uni. The school gave me a 900 dollar grant for a laptop from the student store and it was dell or a Mac. It has a loose connector and sometimes runs out of juice.

So. I go afk and it runs out of batteries. It happens sometimes. I don't have the spoons to disassemble it right now. I also am a broke student and can't afford to get it repaired or but the parts at the moment.

I turn it on and I see "windows is updating please wait." And of course it gets through it and then turns off. And I can't get it to boot. It turns on. Gives me a white critically low on battery screen, then turns off. So now I have to sit here for the next several days and adjust the cable since no indicator light shows when it's off and hopes it has enough charge to boot.

I don't understand how windows update on startup didn't realize there was less than 5% batteries and skip it.

*Sigh.*

Please tell me how to permanently stop windows updates from downloading and installing so I never have to deal with this nonsense again for if and when I can get it to pass post. The only thing windows update has given me is that copilot AI rubbish that can't even permanently disable itself.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-28T20:14:44+00:00

    It doesn't work, they get enabled shortly after for me and this gets set to Manual.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-12T04:13:22+00:00

    I've had this service disabled since day 1. Still getting windows updates. there appears to be no meaningful way to stop windows from updating which is **removed**.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-24T15:59:15+00:00

    How did you delete recent updates?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T16:56:21+00:00

    Do not do this under any circumstances. svchost.exe is indeed responsible for the update service, but it is also responsible for many more Windows services, and if moved or deleted your computer will not start up properly. I am speaking from experience here. You will have to restore from a backup or, if you don't have one, reinstall Windows.

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