Windows 10: How to stop automatic updates

Discus and support How to stop automatic updates in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Early this year I had to replace my laptop which meant an enforced "upgrade" to Windows 10. Since then, on numerous occasions, I have been denied... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Bowline5, Aug 1, 2018.

  1. Bowline5 Win User

    How to stop automatic updates


    Early this year I had to replace my laptop which meant an enforced "upgrade" to Windows 10. Since then, on numerous occasions, I have been denied access to my machine by an automatic update process at the whim of the microsoft geeks; the much vaunted April Update prevented me from working for several hours, then cost me more time and effort because some of the software I use every day would not function in the new OS so I had to uninstall what for me was a completely useless "improvement" and go back to the previous version. Given that I am not allowed to control my own computer I am very concerned that the same process will be imposed on me again, and again, and again. At one point I allowed a support technician access to my machine to disable the automatic update process, he stopped the routine in the Services list, but it simply resets itself at every start-up and starts to run again. What are my options? I'm happy to install updates that are relevant to me but absolutely reject the proposition that a programmer in Seattle knows what that is better than I do. This is my computer, and no-one but me has the right to decide what's on it and how it operates. The OS has never worked properly, the built in apps don't function, it is lacking some features that I regularly used on my old machine, and it is very, very slow, so I'm beginning to think my best plan is to completely uninstall Widows 10 and replace it with 7, which I suits the way I work so much better.

    Any comments, advice or alternative suggestions would be welcome.

    :)
     
    Bowline5, Aug 1, 2018
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  2. Vista Automatic Updating Error

    Automatic Updates isn't currently running.
     
    DistantDeath, Aug 1, 2018
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  3. jbunch07 Win User
    Vista Automatic Updating Error

    Resolution Suggestion:

    # To resolve this problem, make sure that BITS and the Automatic Updates service are started..

    A simple solution but one that works in most circumstances!

    1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

    2. In the list of services, right-click Automatic Updates, and then click Properties.

    3. In the Startup type list, click Automatic, and then click Apply.

    4. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.

    5. Right-click Background Intelligent Transfer Service, and then click Properties.

    6. In the Startup type list, click Manual, and then click Apply.

    7. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.

    http://www.updatexp.com/0x80070422.html- source *Smile How to stop automatic updates :) hope that helps.
     
    jbunch07, Aug 1, 2018
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  4. bigscale Win User

    How to stop automatic updates

    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?
     
    bigscale, Aug 1, 2018
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