If you want to quickly switch between the different settings without navigating to the corresponding folder in the Group Policy Editor, you can run the little PowerShell script below. Group Policy offers more options than the Windows Update app offers in Windows 10. This is what the REG file below will do when you double-click it. If you want to enable automatic updates again, you simply have to delete the WindowsUpdate key with its sub keys.
The “Never check for automatic updates” setting in Windows 10Īs you can see in the screenshot above, you will no longer be able to change the automatic update settings in the Windows Update app. Even rebooting the computer does not activate the settings. Note that new settings become active in the Windows Update app only after you check for new updates. These changes are not documented, and you follow my instructions at your own risk! Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 reg and then double-click it.ĭisclaimer: I take no responsibility for what my guide will do to your computer. You can also copy the contents of the code below to a file with the extension. If the corresponding keys don’t exist, you have to create them. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU. To disable Windows Update in the other Windows 10 editions, you have to set NoAutoUpdate to 1 in If I learn about the Registry settings for Windows 10 Home, I will post them here. If you really need to turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 Home, you can disable the Windows Update service as I described in my previous post.
Thus, you can use the procedures described here only with Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise. Because Windows 10 Home doesn’t support Group Policy, these settings can’t be used for this Windows edition. If you take a closer look at the Registry key, you will notice that it is in a Policies folder. However, the WindowsUpdate key will only be created after you change the settings with the Group Policy Editor, and Windows will delete the key if you set the policy to “Not Configured.” In Windows 10 (final release), the Registry settings for automatic updates can be found here: HKLM:SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\. For some reason, Microsoft keeps moving the location of the settings with every new Windows release. This inspired me to look for the corresponding Registry keys.
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