Windows 10 Automatic Updates

Jeff Gaines 351 Reputation points
2024-01-11T14:02:44.94+00:00

My Win 10 PC updated itself and restarted a couple of says ago. I had goodness knows how many apps/files open, I have a court case in 3 weeks and just cannot risk losing data. I have searched for this issue and found some astonishing answers. One says turn off automatically restart after system failure, which is irrelevant. Many others say it's impossible, some suggest registry or policy tweaks. Does anybody here have any suggestions, even a third party app (where is Mike Linn when you need him?). Win Pro has gpedit.msc of course, can I use this to give me the same option as Win 8.1 which was to download but not install until authorised? It is very frustrating to have less and less control in each new version of Windows. I don't use my PC as a toy it is used for grown up work and I cannot have it re-starting without authorisation.

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  1. Ian Xue 39,466 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-01-15T05:05:12.8066667+00:00

    Hi Jeff,

    Thanks for the post and sorry to hear that. I totally understand your frustration in dealing with this issue. You can try the following method to change the registry to force disabling the Windows Auto Upates.

    Note: Disabling Windows updates permanently is NOT RECOMMENDED and will expose your Windows device to many security risks. Your system will be vulnerable and cause many problems. New updates always bring bug and security fixes + many improvements to your Windows operating system. But if you are still willing to block automatic updates, please try the below steps to disable it from the registry and see if that helps.

    • Open the Start menu, type regedit, and then click on Registry Editor.
    • Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
    • From the right panel, double-click on the NoAutoUpdate (REG_DWORD) and set its value to 1. Click OK to confirm.
    • Restart the computer to affect the changes.

    Also, you can open the Edge, press Shift+Alt+I to feedback the uservoice to the develop team. Many features of our current products are designed and upgraded based on customer feedback. We strive to capture any negative reviews in order to ensure that we are continuously improving our products to meet our customers' needs. With your efforts, we are committed to improving our products.

    I hope this will help you to sort out the issue. Please let me know if you need further assistance. Thank you!

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue


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