By default, Windows quality updates always download and install when theyre ready.
It can also be annoying to be prompted to restart the machine at inconvenient times.
Tip: We recommend to always keep your Windows 10 system up to date.
Only disable these updates if you have a specific reason to do so.
There are several options to delay, disable or postpone updates in Windows 10.
Here are instructions on how to stop them.
After that, you will have to repeat the process to keep them disabled.
To do this, press your Windows key, bang out Windows update and press enter.
Youll be taken to an update page with several options.
hit the Advanced options button at the bottom to see additional options.
In this section, you will find a Pause updates segment.
Use the dropdown option there to set the date until which you want to pause your updates.
Advanced options
It can be up to 35 days in the future.
First, press the Windows key on your keyboard and R at the same time.
A new window will open pop in in services.msc and press enter.
Another window will open here, you will see a long list of services on your PC.
Look for the one named Windows Update.
The Services page
Tip: There may be entries with similar names.
Only interact with the one that is named Windows Update exactly!
Right-choose the service and select Properties.
Yet another small window will open this one with more details on the process.
Half-way down the page, you will see a dropdown labelled Startup pop in.
By default, Windows Update will start when your box starts.
Other options
Another option would be using the registry editor.
These options were not available in the Windows version we use and could therefore not be tested.
They do not currently appear to be available in Windows Home or Windows Pro.
