How to permanently disable windows update service or any other service?

Question

I want to disable the "wuauserv" service of windows update permanently but when I disable it, this service restarts after sometime. I have also faced the same problem with some other services also. So I want to know how to permanently disable any service on Windows 11?

Answer 1

Hello, To permanently disable a service, you can follow these steps:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type "services.msc" and press Enter to open the Services window.
3. Find the service you want to disable and double-click on it.
4. In the Properties window, click on the "Stop" button to stop the service if it is currently running.
5. In the "Startup type" drop-down menu, select "Disabled".
6. Click on the "Apply" button and then click on "OK" to save the changes. This should permanently disable the service and prevent it from starting up again. However, please note that disabling certain services can cause issues with your system, so it's important to only disable services that you are sure you don't need. Best Regards, Hania Lian

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Answer 2

Disabling Windows Update service is not recommended, as updates are essential for your system.

For any other service, you may try setting their startup type to disabled, under registry configuration.

Answer 3

If you want to disable permanently auto update windows, I think the right service name must be "Update Orchestrator Service", not "Windows Update" service.

Answer 4

Disabling via Services or Registry is only temporary, thanks to WaaSMedic, which repairs update issues. So I deleted these guys and zero updates since:

WaaSMedic

wuaueng.dll

usocore.dll (Win 10)

It may not allow you to delete while running Win, so you simply go in using a Live USB or WinPE and delete whatever you want.

Anyone saying not to disable updates does not understand. They either don't tinker, or have yet to be burned by them. For me, updates are the quickest and easiest way to ruin my OS. Ask me how I know...

Optionally, if you want to give it a try, here's the reg file to turn updates off. You can make it autorun on startup to undo any repairs done, but WaaSMedic may fix it and update before you restart again? I suppose you could set it to run every minute, which would no doubt work, but that sounds annoying.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]

"ObjectName"=".\Guest"

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsoSvc]

"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"

"ObjectName"=".\Guest"

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc]

"ObjectName"=".\Guest"

"Start"=dword:00000004

As for other services you want to disable, you can usually set the "Start"=dword to 4 in the Registry, or select Disable in Services, and it'll stay disabled. Optionally, they all have an .exe and/or .dll somewhere that can be deleted or renamed, which will kill that service. Eg; I cannot disable Defender, but I can delete it!