Windows 10: How to prevent install of an update you don't want - Windows 10 Home 2004

On Windows 7, I would pick and choose which Windows and Office updates I did or didn't want.


Now that I have Windows 10, I see there is no such tool built in, but Google says I could download one. So I searched for theShow or Hide Updates tool and Microsoft no longer seems to offer it. The link that's supposed to take you to the proper support page is now dead.


Does anyone know how to hide updates you don't want to install? Thank you in advance. It's not acceptable to me that Microsoft can push any software it wants without my approval.


In the meantime, I've used the option to delay the update for 35 days, but after that, s/w will download whether I want it to or not.


Funny, I bought Windows 10 thinking I'd have better security all around, but I absolutely despise the intrusiveness of this OS.


I'm not a techie, and if I was not afraid of breaking my machine somehow, I would follow other posters' suggestions on fiddling with the Registry, or running a script, to disable Cortana, Bing, and the Search screen News, Today in History, Shop for Gifts, Weather, and other things they are pushing at me.


I do not need Microsoft to determine what news I should see, what vendors, and so on. It's actually scary that they do this, IMHO. At least I should have the option of turning it all off.

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Creative X-Fi Soundcards and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 = Complete Disaster / Not Working

Thank you for trying to help , i did tried your suggestion but it did not work :/ , nothing seems to make it work on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709. In the meantime i have bought a new SoundBlasterX AE-5 and it did installed flawlessly , no problems whatsoever. it is up to Creative ( drivers ) and Microsoft ( bug fix ) to fix this huge bugs with Audio.

Kind Regards: Chispy

 

New install Windows 10 (issue solved)

It's good that you're not experiencing any issues. Unfortunately many folks are, a quick Google search will show the same info im offering the OP.

Heres a couple examples:

Here

Here

It's basically what I mentioned above, small issues here and there ,but nothing to end your day.. for the most part.

I know it's anecdotal, but for my experience 95% of the time it's perfectly fine. The issues I've run into wouldn't be enough for me to roll back , but they would be enough (had I not installed it yet) ,to avoid it for another couple weeks which is why I'm suggesting it to the OP

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update problems and complaints

• Installation problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Microsoft Edge problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Drivers problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Experience problems with the Fall Creators Update

keep in mind, as of recently, the FCU is installed on 5% of devices roughly.....

 

Windows 10 installing progs

Fresh installs do it too, in fact i have had the same bs happen. Might be suggested apps which you can turn off.