Disable automatic updates for Windows 10 Home
I have a couple PCs with Windows 10 Home. Supposedly there is no way to turn off automatic updates. Something that I have done is in Services I have disabled the Automatic Update service. I have had i...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:Tom_M wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:This option is not available for the Home version of Win 10.
Just setup your wireless connection as a metered connection and the updates will not download while connected to that kind of network. You can then choose when you want to download the updates by either connecting to a different network (campground wifi, etc.) or changing the network type back to normal.
I don't have an unlimited data plan so I update when I can connect to WiFi at places like the library or McDonald's.
Actually, that's not correct. I have and use Windows 10 Home and I activate the Metered Connection option and the updates will not download. I needed that option before I could install Win 10 as I also used to only have a limited amount of data available.
You are correct Bill. You can set any wifi connection to metered and updates won't d/l unless you manually activate it.
