How to disable auto-update Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise forever? How to disable auto-update drivers in Windows 10?

Today, the situation around the automatic updating of the "dozens" causes more and more disputes. The fact is that earlier the developers claimed that there will not be any updates, but they do exist. And the updates are installed somewhat differently. In Windows 10 Home, for example, the user may not even know about it, but after the installation, an unexpected reboot follows, which often causes an ambiguous reaction. Let's try to figure out how to disable auto-update Windows 10 forever. In addition, consider the issues associated with updating device drivers , the installation of which raises legitimate doubts about the appropriateness of using them.

How to disable auto-update of Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise in the simplest way

So, let's start with the simplest. Until we touch the "home" version (we will say about it separately), in which methods of control of the simplest type do not work, but let's see what can be done in other modifications.

How to disable auto-update of Windows 10 by the most primitive method? Yes, it's very simple. To do this, we use the update and security section, which is accessed through the options menu. Here, in the update center window, from the bottom, we select the line of additional parameters, then in the new window we use the row of reboot notifications. This will help to prevent an unplanned user restarting the system at the most inopportune moment.

Next, you need to make sure that the check mark is removed from the update string for other Microsoft products (sometimes this process may take a long time). Then a check mark is placed on the line of delaying updates. To go to the next menu, we use the line for selecting the method for receiving updates, and after that we disable getting updates from several places. This, by the way, is useful for those who do not have the Internet speed at the highest level. After all these procedures have been completed, you will not be able to search, download and install updates.

Using the Group Policy Editor

Now, regarding the question of how to disable the auto-update of Windows 10 Enterprise, for example, let's cite one more standard method.

For it, you need to enter the group policy editor (the gpedit.msc command in the "Run" menu (Win + R)), where through the computer configuration tree you first need to go to the administrative templates and then through the Windows components to the update center.

On the right there is a control line for updates. When you enter its menu, the update can be completely blocked (the "Disabled" position). But if you want to manage updates, you can first use the enabled mode and select the necessary parameters in its settings (for example, 2 - warning about the download and the upcoming restart of the system). Thus, again, unauthorized reboot even with the installed updates can be prevented.

Disabling automatic updates through the system registry

Now let's see how to disable auto-update Windows 10 Home (the method below works also in other versions).

Use the Registry Editor, which is called by the regedit command from the same "Run" menu. Here we are interested in the HKLM branch, in which through the SOFTWARE tree you need to go down to the Policies settings and get to the Windows directory.

In this directory, first create the folder WindowsUpdate, and in the new folder - one more, named AU. In this directory, on the right, we click on an empty area of the screen and create a new DWORD parameter named NoAutoUpdate and assign it the value "1".

Now our task is to check if such a method works. Again, go to the update center and use the check for updates. Probably, you do not need to say that it will become inactive, that is, the search and installation of updates will never be performed again. If for some reason you want to enable updates, you can use the value "0" for the parameter specified above or delete it altogether.

Turn off the update in the services section

How to disable auto-update of Windows 10 by another method? It's just as simple. Here you need a section of services that is accessed through the services.msc command all from the same "Run" menu.

On the right the update center line is selected, and in the additional menu the launch type is set to the disabled, only the whole.

How to disable auto-update drivers in Windows 10

Finally, we came to one of the most important problems when the system itself tries to download update packages for drivers. Alas, they do not always work correctly. How to disable auto-update Windows 10, we have already figured out. Let's see how to completely turn off such processes for drivers.

In the "Run" menu, first write the command rundll32 newdev.dll, DeviceInternetSettingUi and enter the settings section of the device installation, where we simply disable the installation and save the changes. After such a procedure, the system will only address the drivers that are available in the installation distribution or in the system partition. In extreme cases, if the need to update the drivers is still ripe, it is better to use utilities like Driver Booster, which search for new versions of drivers and their installation in the system is much more correct.

Third-party utilities

In principle, and that's not all. If you solve the problem of how to disable auto-update Windows 10, you can also use third-party programs. Let's explain the situation with an example of a utility called Show or hide updates.

In the program itself after starting from the list, you need to select those updates that you want to exclude, and click the continue button. Needless to say, for the return you will need to reverse the action.

Is it worth it?

Of course, disabling updates in some way and bring peace of mind to the user. But, notice, often problems with computers can begin precisely because of the fact that for Windows 10 the latest service packs are not installed, and they may be required for the operation of some new programs.

By the way, some people recommend using a limit connection to disconnect these processes. But this should not be done, because it is fraught with unpredictable consequences.

However, you should disable the system update only in the most extreme case. Although the main packages are designed exclusively for patching security holes, sometimes this may concern some important components of Windows. The lack of updates for them in some contingencies can provoke conflicts at the level of the software being installed. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for the emergence of various kinds of "death screens", indicating early termination of processes and errors in memory segments. So, as they say, it's better not to take chances. In extreme cases, some unnecessary packages that are capable of causing critical errors can be simply isolated so that the system does not search for them constantly.