Windows 10: Is it at all possible to stop all future Windows updates?

I lost two weeks of my time, going through at least 15 different Microsoft techs, and 2 different techs at Corel after the 1903 update abruptly stopped the use of Photoshop, InDesign and Corel Paintshop Prop 2019. I ended up having to do a complete recovery to get them to even install again so I could use them. (Windows was even preventing me from installing.)


I thought I had a way to stop the updates. But that proved ineffective. It just stopped the Windows Update service which has a way to restart itself, even if it disabled.


Is there any real way to permanently stop Windows from updating? I"m just too old for this insanity. I bought a computer to do work on it, not to work on it. I fear having to spend yet more hours trying to fix something that the system itself has broken.


I get the irony. Some lawyer(s) have decided that it is prudent for Microsoft to push these updates on us rather than face a class action lawsuit that it didn't prevent harm to our computers from a virus. But the joke is that I am sure I spent more time trying to fix the damage that Windows itself did than I would have if I got a virus. With a virus I would have had no choice. But instead I faced technician after technician laying the claim that it was my fault or my computer or my problem, when in fact it was Windows that caused the problem. (I'm still not sure what the problem was. A tech at Corel suggested that it happened during the download of the update and some "glitch" happened.)


I want to stop updates permanently. How do I do it? Sign a legal document with Microsoft?


oh and PS: on another computer I have XP service pack 2. It has been running steadily for at least 15 years. No viruses, no malware. It just works.

:)

 

Windows Updates failed to instal

I'm not sure how differant XP media center Edition is but you could clear the history \ cache if these folders are there.

Step 1 Register DLL files.

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By trying this step, we can check if the update engines are working properly.



1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start and Run, type "Regsvr32 atl.dll" (without quotes) in the Open box and click OK.



Note: There is a space between regsvr32 and atl.dll



3. Similarly, one by one, register the files listed below:



Regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Regsvr32 wuapi.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

Regsvr32 wups2.dll

Regsvr32 wucltui.dll

Regsvr32 wups.dll

Regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Regsvr32 qmgr.dll

Regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Regsvr32 jscript.dll



Note: If you encounter errors while registering any of these files then skip that file and continue with the next one.



If the issue persists, let's move on to the steps below to verify Windows Update services and temporary folders.



Step 2 Verify the relevant Windows Update services.

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1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.

2. Double click the service "Automatic Updates".

3. Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic" or "Manual". Then please click the button "Stop" under "Service Status" to stop the service.

6. Then please click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

7. Please repeat the above steps with the other services:



Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Event Log

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



Note: Event log service is enabled on all of the hardware profiles; this service does not have an option to enable or disable on certain hardware profile.



If it still does not help, let's proceed to step 3.



Step 3 Reload the Update temporary folders.

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One possible cause is that the temporary folder for Windows Update is containing corrupted files. Let's erase all the files there to get the system clean.



1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net stop WuAuServ



2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net start WuAuServ



Please test the Windows Update website and let me know the result. If the issue persists, to clarify the issue and provide more accurate troubleshooting steps, please assist me in collecting the following information.

 

AMD FX OC'ers Club

That's what the auto setting will do since you're over the 1333 mark it jumps to the next step which isn't listed or officially supported I assume by that ram.

At this point though I would suggest dropping the multi one step or .5 so that we can get something stable and possibly take the heat issue out of the picture for now.

 

Possible Future Update

Hi Chase2991,



Thanks for your post and welcome to the forum.



You will find a suggestions site for WIndows Phone features through
this link. You can add your votes to future features or changes there.



Hope this helps,

Kosh