How to disable automatic updates in Windows 10 – Win Updates Disabler

Note: It is important to know that upgrades to the operating system are not just installed! Updates bring significant fixes to all the important components of Windows 10, and if you disable updates, this reduces the stability of the OS.

If you use the Windows 10 Defender built into the system as an anti-virus program, then know that disabling updates will prevent you from receiving signatures of new malicious programs, that is, reduce the protection level of your computer.

An attentive reader may notice that sometimes updates installed in the system have the opposite effect, for example, they conflict with programs and drivers, take a long time to install, and even cause critical errors with Windows falling into a blue screen! Well, one cannot but agree with this, and if you decide to disable Windows 10 updates, then you can do this very easily using the Win Updates Disabler program. You can also enable updates using this program.

Install and run the program.

In the program window that opens, on the "Disable" tab, check the "Disable Windows updates" box, then click the "Apply now" button

Yes.

The computer restarts.

After rebooting, you can make sure that updates are disabled.

Settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update.

If you are wondering exactly how the Win Updates Disabler program disables updates, then according to my observations, it does this by stopping the Windows Update service.

Including updates is also easy.

Run the program and go to the "Enable" tab and check the "Enable Windows Updates" item, click on "Apply Now".

We agree to reboot.

After the reboot, the updates will be included.

The portable version of Win Updates Disabler can be carried with you on a USB flash drive.