I am NOT a techie. I have my Windows 10 system set for metered downloads to try to prevent updates and it’s not working. Can I get some simple advice on how to prevent this c***?
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How do I stop Win10 automatic updates
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PKCano
ManagerOctober 19, 2019 at 10:36 am #1984598Download wushowhide.diagcab and use it to HIDE updates you don’t want to install.
To better help you, we need to know which version of Win10 you are running – v1803, v1809, or v1903 and whether you have Home or Pro Edition.
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Linda2019
AskWoody PlusOctober 19, 2019 at 10:50 pm #1985027Hi. I just tried posting a reply to you, and something screwy happened, but I will try again
Would you suggest downloading this .diagcab for a PC just opened, out of the box?
Should I create my Recovery Drive and installation media before the computer receives it’s very first Windows updates?
or .. are those first set of updates important for a successful creation of a Recovery Drive and Installation Media?
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PKCano
ManagerOctober 20, 2019 at 4:33 am #1985150Would you suggest downloading this .diagcab for a PC just opened, out of the box?
Yes, you can download it at any time.
Should I create my Recovery Drive and installation media before the computer receives it’s very first Windows updates?
It doesn’t matter when you create the Recovery drive (DVD or USB). It can be done any time, but it can only be done once. The Recovery Drive is an image ot the Factory loadset and is created from a Recovery partition. It has nothing to do with the current state of updatedness of the computer. It is the same as if you never has started the computer in the first place.
You also need to make a bootable Rescue disk/USB to boot the computer from if you have a problem.
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AskWoody LoungerOctober 20, 2019 at 11:36 am #1985464I am getting 1809. Does anyone know if it can be used to go from windows 7 to 10 or if there has to be a stop in the middle?
And the stupid MCT from microsuck didn’t bother to warn that it was about to wipe the drive I was trying to use for the download. So my backup terra is empty now. I am so furious I can barely see
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PKCano
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AskWoody_MVPOctober 20, 2019 at 12:15 pm #1985499And the stupid MCT from microsuck didn’t bother to warn that it was about to wipe the drive I was trying to use for the download. So my backup terra is empty now. I am so furious I can barely see
It did:
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VaUnicorn
AskWoody LoungerOctober 20, 2019 at 12:28 pm #1985503Nope, that’s not the choice I made and so I did NOT see that screen.
I got on chat with Micros*** and went OFF. They are supposed to be sending me the ISO now because the link that the tech gave me to use for download failed 9 times, using Firefox, Chrome and Edge. We’ll see what happens next. I wish I was enough of a programmer to use Linux and never touch Winblows again.
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AskWoody_MVPOctober 20, 2019 at 12:35 pm #1985508Nope, that’s not the choice I made and so I did NOT see that screen.
That’s the only Media Creation Tool choice/screen that lets you select a drive.
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Rick Corbett
AskWoody MVPOctober 19, 2019 at 5:32 pm #1984829If you want simple… really simple… have a look at Windows Update Blocker.
Whilst I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone, I’ve used it for years on multiple systems, including one that I cannot change for the time being… so I’ve locked it to a now ancient build.
No updates at all on this puppy.
Hope this helps…
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Alex5723
AskWoody PlusOctober 20, 2019 at 1:55 am #1985109Windows update management (wumgr) is out with v1.0
https://github.com/DavidXanatos/wumgr/releases -
BobbyB
AskWoody LoungerOctober 20, 2019 at 12:33 pm #1985506Yeah caught that on Martin Brinkman’s site, its quite improved from the 0.9a version I had running. It runs in the back ground now and will check automatically at boot if you select that option. It saves messing about in Task Scheduler and adding -update to the actions entries.
Have mine (V0.9a) set to run from an elevated shortcut on the desktop and of course at logon.
Another good new feature, yet to see how it pans out, is that you can set it to check once a day could be handy if your in the habit of leaving your machine on all the time. It runs in the background but has an exceptionally small usage of System resources.
Not exactly sure how that’ll work out on Patch Tuesdays and with the odd out of band/unexpected release although my Win10Prox64 deferments are set at 21 and 365 before they disappeared never to be seen again but they appear to be holding with metered.
As an aside probably of no use to many folks in here put it speeds up update retrieval on Server 2012 R2 faster than the in house normal Windows update.1 user thanked author for this post.
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AskWoody_MVPOctober 21, 2019 at 12:56 pm #1986643before WuMgr 1.0 came out BobbyB there was also an 0.9b version but that one was only available in the MDL forums for forum members and 0.9b never got published on github.
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AskWoody_MVPOctober 21, 2019 at 12:54 pm #1986641there’s also WAU Manager 2.0.0.0
https://www.carifred.com/wau_manager/either WuMgr 1.0 or WAU Manager 2.0 will do nicely
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anonymous
GuestOctober 28, 2019 at 7:41 am #1994196wub
https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-5/getwpd
https://wpd.app/[moderator note]: questionable link removed.
Totally lock down windows from changing with
toolwiz TimeFreeze
http://www.toolwiz.com/lead/products/
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AskWoody LoungerOctober 28, 2019 at 9:39 am #1994258I think StopUpdates10 is simpler than other options. I’ve been using it for a few months and it just works. It uses very little system resources and blocks downloads and Windows updates. You use the program to turn updates OFF before the second Tuesday of the month, then about 3 weeks later you use it to turn updates ON – as recommended in the newsletter. (I’m an old geek and have less and less patience with Windows annoyances.)
Btw the site has a table “StopUpdates10 vs Windows Updates Blocker” to compare.
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Carl D
AskWoody LoungerOctober 28, 2019 at 9:50 am #1994263I’ve been using StopUpdates10 for a while now.
The one thing I like about it is you can update W10’s Windows Defender without turning ‘normal’ Windows Updates back on.
Last time I used Windows Update Blocker it didn’t have a separate option to only update Windows Defender – you had to completely re-enable Windows Updates which meant you would also get all other pending updates on top of the Windows Defender updates.
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