Windows 10: How do you Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates in Home Edition?

I've been having this problem for several years now and it's been getting progressively worse... I need my computer for online school... So having it down for a couple of weeks is not good...Every time there is an upcoming update usually about 2ish weeks before the update actually drops, no matter what the Windows Update is for, the RAM usage on my computer skyrockets to outrageous levels and my computer becomes unusable for those 2 weeks or so...My typical RAM usage is around 18%-23% but I can always tell, like clockwork, when a Windows Update is going to drop because RAM usage begins

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[Guide] Disabling Windows 10 Automatic updates and "spyware"

Hide Windows Updates or driver updates

Your Windows 10 PC gets the latest updates automatically. In rare cases, a driver or update might cause issues with your PC. To keep the update from reinstalling automatically, download this troubleshooter, it will let you hide the problematic updates.

 

Vista Automatic Updating Error

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windows automatic updates

i have some questions about the windows automatic updates in windows xp pro w sp/2. ive got about forty updates they recommend , mostly for security but i only installed two today. after installing them i found them in my add/remove programs in the control panel, if i add all these updates that is a lot of space on my hd almost 1 gig. i thought that updates just updated files and not created new programs. should i innore all these update suggestions from microsoft?