Windows 10: Windows 10 2004 defer updates by x days and deactivate web search - no longer possible?

Hello everybody,

did I miss something, or is it now with 2004 no longer possible to delay quality updates by x days even under Pro?

The web search search field in the taskbar can no longer be deactivated - right?
I am familiar with the "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" workaround, but there are disadvantages.
Does anyone have another solution?

Thanks and regards,
Martin

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Microsoft to make Windows 10 updates mandatory

Well, at the moment at least, you can choose to defer upgrades. Under Settings > Windows Updates > Advanced options you need to check the box labeled "Defer upgrades". What does that do? Good question. The answer I've found might illuminate it to a degree.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/defer-upgrades-in-windows-10

I hear this only applies to Pro and Enterprise editions. But I can't verify that.

 

How to defer updates/upgrades on Windows 10?

Answer

I'm surprised that nobody in this discussion knows how to defer updates in Windows 10. I recently performed a clean install of Windows 10 in a VM and updated to the Anniversary Update before going back to Insider Preview.

The steps on how to defer updates for the
Anniversary Update are:

Please refer to the following article:

• https://www.wikihow.com/Defer-Updates-in-Windows-10

 

What can defer a windows 10 update besides the update channel and the number of defer days?

I have my updates on Windows 10 Education set to the Semi-Annual Channel and the defer time for both feature updates as well as quality updates are set to 0 days.

Despite this I'm stuck at Version 1709 (Fall creators update) although according to this document from Microsoft Version 1803 is available since 10 July 2018 on the Semi-Annual Channel.

Furthermore I have noticed that Windows starts downloading Version 1803 if I stay on the Semi-Annual Channel and set the defer times to 1 day which makes no sense to me but at least shows that my system seems to have no general incompatibility with 1803.

Therefore I have two question:

• What could be a reason that I don't get update 1803? Is there anything besides the update channel and defer time that influences this?
  
• How can a higher number of update defer days lead to the installation of new updates?
  

Just to clarify: I'm not asking how I can install update 1803 (I know that I can either force it by manually installing from the ISO or I can set the number of defer days to 1 and install it that way). Instead I'm interested in what could have prevented the update when defer days was set to 0 and why it is offered when I increase the number of defer days.