Windows 10: Is there a way to assign a specific time for Windows to SEARCH for updates?

Is there a way to permanently prevent Windows from searching for updates until I manually initiate it. like at the end of a work session, maybe My system description: Windows 10 Pro, ver. 21H1 Processor: AMD Turion II P520 Dual-Core, 2.3 GHz Installed RAM: 8.00 GB 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor I like to keep everything updated and take all the recommended updates for both Windows and other software I use. However, since switching to a laptop I have an issue with Windows update. As the laptop is not left on all the time, it can't search for updates until I turn it on. So

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Windows 10 search for a specific folder name and file name

Carlos: Thanks for your reply. What you suggest is what I have been doing. I search for folders with a specific name and get a list. Then I have to search each folder for a specific file. So it's a two step search and that's what I was trying to avoid.

I assume there are applications out there that allow for an "AND" search in Windows. I'll try that approach.

Thanks, again.

 

HyperSLI (Enabling SLI on non-sli motherboards)

To turn off windows updates in windows 7 follow these steps:

Click the start button, in the search box type in 'windows updates', click on 'windows update'
in the search results list, in the left side of the windows update window click 'change settings'
then in the option bar select 'Never check for updates'.

 

FIXED!! Windows 7 sp1 never ends searching for updates

Pros:

• No need for a script, easy to apply manually
  
• Much smaller download, seems that KB3020369 is not required, only SP1 is needed

Cons:

• Windows Update Client downloaded by the script is newer (June 2016 version is included in KB3172605 instead of March 2016)
• You will still need to download/install hundreds of updates afterwards, most of them are already included in KB3125574 and installed by the script