Disable automatic device driver update on Windows 10 Step 1: Right-click on This PC icon on the desktop and click Properties to open System properties. Step 2: On the left-pane, click Advanced system settings to open System Properties dialog. Step 3: Switch to the Hardware tab and then click.
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- How Do I Turn Off Automatic Updates
For some reason Microsoft decided to remove the option to turn Automatic Updates On of Off in Windows 10. Hence, Windows 10 will start downloading the updates on any connection as long as it is not marked Metered. Whilst its good for a lot of the users who have speedy connections, the ones with slow broadband connections suffer because Windows Update takes most out of the little speed that their connection offers. This results in slow browsing and even slower downloads. So here’s how to turn off Automatic Updates in Windows 10 and save some bandwidth.
Stopping Windows 10 from Updating Automatically
There are two alternative ways to turn off the Windows update. One where the updates are only stopped from automatically downloading and the other where they are entirely disabled and a manual check won’t work either. First one is preferred.
Method 1 – Disable Automatic Downloading of Windows Updates
Just a note, while you can follow the steps below to disable Windows Update, be sure to still run it manually once in a while (when PC is idle) and let the PC update. That’s because a lot of updates are important to keep Windows stable and running. Windows Update also brings security fixes and driver updates which can improve hardware compatibility.
If your PC is connected to internet via a WiFi connection, it is better to mark that particular connection as ‘Metered’ and Windows won’t update on such a connection.
- Type gpedit.msc in Start and press Enter key to open the Group Policy Editor. Alternatively, press + R, type gpedit.msc and hit Enter.
- In the left pane, navigate to: Computer Configuration> Administrative Template> Windows Components> Windows Update.
- Now in the right pane, double-click on Configure Automatic Updates.
- Change the value from Not configured to Disabled and press OK.
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From then onward, Windows will not automatically check for and download updates. The same will be reflected by a note on the Advanced settings page under Windows update settings.
Method 2: Disable both Automatic & Manual Updates
This method disables Windows Update entirely and you need to follow the steps mentioned in 2.1 below to make it work again.
- Open Run by pressing Windows Key + R. Alternatively, you can also right-click Start button and choose Run.
- Enter services.msc and hit Enter.
- In the Services window, locate service with the name Windows Update.
- Right click on Windows Update and choose Properties.
- Firstly stop the service by clicking the Stop button. Then change Startup type from Manual to Disabled.
- Click OK and you’re good to go. Windows will try to check for updates, but because the service is not running, it will go into an error state.
2.1 Enabling Windows Updates Again
Because updates are important, you should turn on updates from time to time and update your PC to the latest. To turn Windows Update on:
- Follow steps 1 to 4 in the above procedure.
- Change Startup type from Disabled to Manual.
- Click OK.
- Go to Windows Update in PC Settings and press on Check for Updates and Windows will start installing updates.
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Update, May 15: With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has largely addressed the forced updates that often resulted in lost work. And, while the the recent WannaCry ransomware does not (thus far) appear to affect Windows 10, you need to make sure your PC is kept up-to-date with security patches to avoid exactly those sort of attacks. To that end, consider the information below to be out of date, with a more thorough update to come.
As a general rule, an up-to-date operating system is a secure operating system, and some people are terrible at updating their operating systems.
That's probably why Microsoft has -- controversially -- decided to make Windows 10 an automatically-updating OS. Windows 10 automatically checks for, downloads and installs new updates to your PC -- whether you like it or not. This new feature is actually pretty convenient for most users, but not everyone wants their operating system updated on Microsoft's schedule. (And it's one of the reasons you might not want to upgrade to Windows 10 just yet.)
If you're running a professional version of Windows 10 (Professional, Enterprise or Education), you actually can disable automatic updates using the Group Policy editor. But if you -- like most people -- are using Windows 10 Home, you'll need to use workarounds to stave off Windows 10's aggressive automatic updates.
Install updates manually
The most obvious -- albeit laborious -- solution is to install updates at times when it's convenient for you.
Schedule restart times
If your main issue with Windows 10's automatic updates is the fact that your PC restarts at inopportune times, you're in luck: Windows 10 allows you to schedule restarts for a specific time. When a new update has been downloaded and installed, Windows 10 will prompt you to schedule a time for your PC to restart.
A small warning: Microsoft may be scrapping this ultra-convenient feature in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. In the latest Insider Preview build (Build 14342), you can no longer schedule restarts. Instead, you have the option to set up 'active hours' -- a 10-hour time period during which your computer will not be restarted.
Meter your Internet connection
The easiest way to prevent Windows 10 from automatically downloading updates is to use a metered Internet connection -- one of the features of limiting your data is that Windows 10 won't force-download OS updates. Some networks, such as cell networks, are metered by default, but you can also meter your Wi-Fi network by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi> Advanced options and turning Set metered connection on.
You can't meter your Ethernet connection through the Settings menu -- Microsoft assumes your Ethernet connection allows you unlimited data, apparently. The only way to set your Ethernet connection to metered is to perform a registry edit -- it's a little complicated, but here's how to do it.
You can still download updates on a metered connection, you'll just have to do it manually by going to Settings > Windows Update> Download.
Disable automatic driver updates
While you can't really stop Windows 10 from automatically updating the OS, you can stop it from automatically updating your device drivers. To do this, right-click the Start button and click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel, go to System and click Advanced system settings to open the System Properties window.
Open the Hardware tab and click Device Installation Settings.
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When prompted with this message, click No and click Save Changes.