Windows 10: Windows 10 home 2004, update on metered connection.

I have done clean install of windows 10 home 2004. In settings, I have put wifi as metered connection. Previously windows update used to show time of my previous update done by me as last checked. But now it shows time in which I have not checked. That means update checking is done even in metered connection. But updates are not downloaded and installed. Only checking done.

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Windows 10 Creators Update Might Force Updates Even on Metered Connections

A wording change in the latest build of the upcoming Creators Update for Windows 10 has users on metered connections worried. In previous Microsoft Insider's builds of the Creators Update, the section of the license agreement pertaining to automatic updates said "updates will be downloaded and installed automatically, except over metered connections (where charges may apply)."

In this latest build, the wording has been changed to a more worrisome version implying updating may still happen for important updates: "We'll automatically download and install updates, except on metered connections (where charges may apply). In that case, we'll automatically download only those updates required to keep Windows running smoothly."





Obviously, this implies critical updates and such may still be pulled from a metered connection without prior user consent. Considering many "critical updates" from Microsoft today come in the form of "Patch Tuesday" rollups often nearing a gig, this could get expensive on a metered connection where users pay by the gigabyte or worse.

Source: HotHardware

 

2004 update and metered network connection

Thanks for the response. I knew the last on which you have mentioned. I am having wumt 2016 files. but did not use it as win update was showing the size for metered connection. As now it is not there, I have to use wumt.
I have already win10 2004 19041.329. But unfortunately wumt is showing many of that not shown by Win update. Further it shows 1903 update also.as below.

 

2004 update and metered network connection

I may be mistaken but when I started using Office 365 last year I was certain it informed me about the size of impending updates. I have my connections set to metered as my wireless internet is slow and costly.

Close to the end of a billing cycle it sometimes makes more sense to use a hotspot from my cell phone that has 5GB/month (+5GB more due the Covid-19 perk).

MS seems to have removed that update file size info, now all I see is updates available. They even acknowledge my metered connections. Brainiacs strike again. duh!