Windows 10: microsoft windows 10 forced "feature update, version 1803" failure and repeat

I want to delete what I believe to be a faulty download of updates for Windows 10.

The update tries to force a restart, tries to update, fails and then tries to revert changes and about an hour later, downloads the same update again and keeps repeating this.

I can see a history of updates pending restart, and failed updates.

This happens to two identical computers I have and the continual cycle slows my productivity and ability to use the machine effectively (until I disallow the update and schedule it out for 5 days - then we are back to the same forced update cycle until the delay expires, it forces a restart and repeats the above until I get the next opportunity to delay restart and schedule it out for another 5 days)

How can I stop this forced update?

Incredibly frustrating. Please help.

:)

 

Windows 10 update being enabled.

https://www.computerworld.com/artic...ows-10-april-2018-update-from-installing.html
Hide or Show Windows Updates in Windows 10
https://www.computerworld.com/artic...in10-version-1803-through-windows-update.html
How to prevent Windows 10 from installing the April 2018 Update (version 1803) • Pureinfotech

wushowhide and group policy atm is the only surest way

 

Download Windows 10 TH/RS

Okay ...

Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (version 1803 aka RS4, build 17134.1) (April 2018)

is out, check the op

 

Next Major Windows 10 Update Named "Spring Creators Update"

The next Windows 10 service pack major update has been named "Spring Creators Update." Windows Insider Program users toying with Build 17618 of the operating system spotted a listing of all the major updates of Windows 10 known to the build, when running "Get-VMHostSupportedVersion" in Power Shell. The last entry reads "Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update 1803." The version number (1803 in this case), often coincides with the public release date of the update. The Fall Creators Update 1709, released in 2017-09 (September) to Insiders. Going by that convenion, Spring Creators Update could see a "branded" Insider preview build this month, 2018-03 (March), with a public release usually 3-4 weeks after, presumably before Summer kicks in.