Ways to Stop/Pause/Defer Windows Automatic Updates on Windows 10/11

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Microsoft Windows seems to have decided to force users to update their Windows OS and hence through the user experience to the wastebin. Without wasting your time, here are some ways to take back the control of your device.

Note: For some the ways, you have to toil with the Registry Settings. Remember to backup the previous registry settings and create a restore point before going through the Windows Registry.


Minor Note: If you have a Windows Insider build of Windows 11 installed, you can only pause updates for a maximum of 1 week (7 days) by default until updates automatically resume.

If you do not have a Windows Insider build of Windows 11 installed, you can pause updates for a maximum of up to 5 weeks (35 days) by default until updates automatically resume.

1) Change default pause days (Increase pause duration)

  • Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).

    Press “WIN(key)+R” key combination to launch RUN dialog box(OR) Find RUN in Apps then type regedit and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor

  •  Now go to following key:
    <HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings>

     
  •  In right-side pane, look for following DWORD: <FlightSettingsMaxPauseDays>
     
  • If not present create DWORD with same name.
     
  • Put Hexadecimal /Decimal Value (for number of days) of your choice.
     
  • Check you windows update setting -> pause updates


The number of days you put in the DWORD would reflect on the Pause Option UI. 

This is an indirect way of preventing automatic updates.

2) Change Pause dates

You can also change the PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime,

PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime,

PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime, 

PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime, 

PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime,

PauseUpdatesStartTime

OR PauseUpdatesExpiryTime to future dates (e.g., 2050 or later).

3)Prevent Auto Updates

Go to or Create

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
  • create DWORD 'NoAutoUpdate' and set it to 1


Hope this tricks help you. 



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