对于Windows(Windows) 更新(updates)，大多数用户都爱恨交加。这部分是由于大多数用户会自动安装更新，并通过要求重新启动计算机来中断工作流程。(updates)最重要的是，无法保证在完成更新安装之前必须盯着重新启动的蓝屏多长时间或计算机将重新启动多少次。令人沮丧的是，如果您多次推迟更新(updates)，您将无法正常关闭或重新启动计算机。您将被迫与其中一项操作一起安装更新(updates)。用户似乎不喜欢自动安装更新(updates)的另一个原因是驱动程序和应用程序更新(updates)经常破坏的东西比他们修复的要多。这可能会进一步扰乱您的工作流程，并要求您将时间和精力转移到解决这些新问题上。
在推出Windows 10之前，用户可以微调他们对更新的偏好，并准确选择他们希望Windows对它们执行的操作；要么自动下载和安装所有更新，下载更新但仅在允许时安装，下载前通知用户，最后，永远不要检查新更新。为了简化和简化更新过程，微软(Microsoft)删除了所有这些选项来Windows 10。
这种自定义功能的删除自然在更有经验的用户中引发了争议，但他们也找到了绕过自动更新过程的方法。有多种直接和间接的方法可以在Windows 10上停止自动更新，让我们开始吧。
如何在 Windows 10 上停止自动更新？(How to Stop Automatic Updates on Windows 10?)
阻止自动更新的最简单方法是在Windows设置中暂停它们。尽管您可以暂停它们多长时间是有限制的。接下来(Next)，您可以通过更改组策略或编辑Windows 注册表(Windows Registry)来完全禁用更新的自动安装（如果您是有经验的Windows用户，请仅执行这些方法）。避免自动更新的一些间接方法是禁用基本的Windows 更新(Windows Update)服务或设置计量连接并限制下载更新。
(5 Ways)在Windows 10 上禁用自动更新的(Disable Automatic Update)5 种方法
方法一：暂停设置中的所有更新
如果您只是希望将新更新的安装推迟几天并且不想完全禁用自动更新设置，那么这就是您的方法。不幸的是，您只能将安装延迟 35 天，之后您将需要安装更新。此外，早期版本的Windows 10允许用户单独推迟安全和功能更新，但此后这些选项已被收回。
1. 按 Windows 键 + I 打开设置(Settings)，然后单击更新和安全。(click on Update & Security.)
2. 确保您位于Windows Update页面并在右侧向下滚动，直到找到Advanced Options。点击它打开。
3. 展开暂停更新(Pause Updates)日期选择下拉菜单，然后选择您希望阻止 Windows 自动安装新更新的确切日期。(elect the exact date until which you would like to block Windows from automatically installing new updates.)
在“高级选项(Advanced Options)”页面上，您可以进一步修改更新过程，并选择是否也希望接收其他Microsoft产品的更新、何时重新启动、更新通知等。
方法 2：更改组策略
微软(Microsoft)并没有真正删除我们之前提到的Windows 7的高级更新选项，但让我们很难找到它们。组策略编辑器是(Group Policy Editor)Windows 10 专业版、教育版和企业版中包含的管理工具，(Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions,)现在包含这些选项，并允许用户完全禁用自动更新过程或选择自动化程度。
不幸的是，Windows 10家庭(Home)版用户需要跳过此方法，因为他们无法使用组策略编辑器，或者首先安装第三方策略编辑器，例如Policy Plus。
1. 按键盘上的Windows Key + R启动“运行”(Run)命令框，键入gpedit.msc，然后单击“确定(OK)”打开组策略编辑器。
2.使用左侧的导航菜单，前往以下位置 -
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
注意：(Note:)您可以双击文件夹将其展开或单击其左侧的箭头。
3. 现在，在右侧面板上，选择配置自动更新(Configure Automatic Updates)策略并单击策略设置(policy settings)超链接或右键单击策略并选择编辑。
4.默认情况下，该策略为未配置。(By default, the policy will be Not Configured. )如果您希望完全禁用自动更新，请选择Disabled。
5. 现在，如果您只想限制Windows更新的自动化数量而不是完全禁用该策略，请先选择启用(Enabled)。接下来，在选项(Options)部分，展开配置自动更新(Configure automatic updating)下拉列表并选择您的首选设置。您可以参考右侧的“帮助”部分，了解有关每个可用配置的更多信息。(Help)
6. 单击应用(Apply )保存新配置并单击确定(OK)退出。重新启动计算机以使新的更新策略生效。
方法 3：使用Windows 注册表编辑器(Windows Registry Editor)禁用更新
也可以通过注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)禁用自动Windows更新。这种方法对于缺少组策略编辑器的(Group Policy Editor)Windows 10家庭用户来说很方便。尽管与以前的方法类似，在更改注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)中的任何条目时要格外小心，因为意外可能会引发许多问题。
1.通过在运行(Run)命令框或开始搜索栏中键入regedit并按 Enter键打开Windows 注册表编辑器。(Windows Registry Editor)
2.在地址栏输入如下路径，回车
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
3.右键单击(Right-click ) Windows 文件夹并选择New > Key。
4. 将新创建的密钥重命名为WindowsUpdate并回车(press enter)保存。
5. 现在，右键单击(right-click )新的WindowsUpdate文件夹并再次选择New > Key。
6. 将密钥命名为AU。
7. 将光标移动到相邻面板，右键单击任意位置(right-click anywhere)，然后选择新建(New )，然后选择DWORD (32-bit) 值(DWORD (32-bit) Value)。
8. 将新的DWORD 值(DWORD Value)重命名为NoAutoUpdate。
9.右键单击(Right-click ) NoAutoUpdate值(NoAutoUpdate)并选择Modify（或双击它以显示Modify对话框）。
10、默认值数据为0，即禁用；将值数据(value data)更改为1并启用 NoAutoUpdate。
如果您不想完全禁用自动更新，请先将 NoAutoUpdate DWORD 重命名为 AUOptions(If you do not want to disable automatic updates entirely, rename the NoAutoUpdate DWORD to AUOptions first)（或创建一个新的 32 位DWORD 值(DWORD Value)并将其命名为AUOptions）并根据下表根据您的偏好设置其值数据。
| DWORD Value |
Description |
| 2 |
Notify before downloading and installing any updates |
| 3 |
Download the updates automatically and notify when they are ready to be installed |
| 4 |
Automatically download updates and install them on a pre-scheduled time |
| 5 |
Allow local admins to choose the settings |
方法 4：禁用Windows 更新服务(Windows Update Service)
如果在 Windows 10 上弄乱组策略编辑器(Group Policy Editor)和注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)有点过分，无法停止自动更新，您可以通过禁用Windows 更新(Windows Update)服务来间接禁用自动更新。该服务负责所有与更新相关的活动，从检查新更新到下载和安装它们。要禁用Windows 更新(Windows Update)服务 -
1. 按键盘上的Windows key + S调出开始搜索栏，输入Services，然后单击 Open。
2.在以下列表中查找Windows Update服务。(Windows Update)找到后，右键单击(right-click )它并从随后的菜单中选择属性。(Properties )
3. 确保您位于“常规(General )”选项卡上，然后单击“服务状态”下的“(Service Status)停止”(Stop )按钮以停止服务。
4. 接下来，展开启动类型(Startup type)下拉列表并选择禁用(Disabled)。
5. 单击应用(Apply )保存此修改并关闭窗口。
方法 5 ：设置(Set)计量(Metered)连接
另一种防止自动更新的间接方法是设置计量连接。这将限制Windows仅自动下载和安装优先更新。由于设置了数据限制，因此将禁止任何其他耗时且繁重的更新。
1.按Windows key + I启动Windows 设置(Windows Settings)应用程序，然后单击网络和 Internet(Network & Internet)。
2. 切换到Wi-Fi设置页面，在右侧面板上，单击管理已知网络(Manage known networks)。
3. 选择您的家庭Wi-Fi网络（或您的笔记本电脑通常用来下载新更新的网络），然后单击“属性(Properties )”按钮。
4. 向下滚动，直到找到设置为按流量计费的连接(Set as metered connection)功能并将其切换为打开(toggle it On)。
您还可以选择建立自定义数据限制，以防止Windows自动下载任何高优先级更新。为此 - 单击设置数据限制以帮助控制此网络(Set a data limit to help control data usage on this network )超链接上的数据使用。该链接将带您返回网络(Network)状态设置；单击当前网络下方的“数据使用”按钮。(Data usage)在这里，您可以了解每个应用程序使用了多少数据。单击(Click)输入限制(Enter limit)按钮以限制数据使用。
选择合适的时间段、重置日期，并输入不超过的数据限制。您可以将数据单位从 MB 更改为 GB 以使事情变得更容易（或使用以下转换 1GB = 1024MB）。保存新的数据限制并退出。
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我们希望本指南对您有所帮助，并且您能够停止 Windows 10 上的自动更新，(stop automatic updates on Windows 10)并且您可以禁止Windows自动安装新更新并打扰您。让我们知道您在下面的评论中实现了哪一个。
5 Ways to Stop Automatic Updates on Windows 10
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Before the introduction of Windows 10, users were allowed to fine-tune their preference for updates and select exactly what they wanted Windows to do with them; either to download & install all updates automatically, download updates but install only when permitted, notify the user before downloading, and lastly, to never check for new updates. In an attempt to streamline and uncomplicate the updating process, Microsoft removed all of these options come Windows 10.
This removal of customization features naturally sparked controversy among more experienced users but they also found ways around the auto-update process. There are multiple direct and indirect methods to stop automatic updates on Windows 10, let’s get started.
How to Stop Automatic Updates on Windows 10?
The easiest way to prevent auto-updates is to pause them in Windows settings. Although there exists a limit to how long you can pause them for. Next, you can completely disable the automatic installation of updates by changing a group policy or editing the Windows Registry (only implement these methods if you are an experienced Windows user). A few indirect methods to avoid automatic updates are to disable the essential Windows Update service or to set up a metered connection and restrict the updates from being downloaded.
5 Ways to Disable Automatic Update on Windows 10
Method 1: Pause All Updates in Settings
If you are only looking to postpone the installation of a new update by a couple of days and do not want to entirely disable the auto-update setting, this is the method for you. Unfortunately, you can only delay the installation by 35 days after which you will need to install the updates. Also, earlier versions of Windows 10 allowed users to individually defer security and feature updates but the options have been retracted since.
1. Press Windows key + I to open Settings then click on Update & Security.
2. Ensure you are on the Windows Update page and scroll down on the right until you find Advanced Options. Click on it to open.
3. Expand the Pause Updates date selection drop-down menu and select the exact date until which you would like to block Windows from automatically installing new updates.
On the Advanced Options page, you can further tinker with the update process and select if you would like to receive updates for other Microsoft products as well, when to restart, update notifications, etc.
Method 2: Change Group Policy
Microsoft didn’t really remove the advance update options of Windows 7 we mentioned earlier but made it a little difficult to find them. The Group Policy Editor, an administrative tool included in Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions, now houses these options and allows users to either disable the auto-update process entirely or choose the extent of automation.
Unfortunately, Windows 10 Home users will need to skip this method as the group policy editor is unavailable to them or first install a third-party policy editor such as Policy Plus.
1. Press Windows Key + R on your keyboard to launch the Run command box, type gpedit.msc, and click OK to open the group policy editor.
2. Using the navigation menu on the left, head to the following location –
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update
Note: You can double-click on a folder to expand it or click on the arrow to its left.
3. Now, on the right-panel, select Configure Automatic Updates policy and click on the policy settings hyperlink or right-click on the policy and select edit.
4. By default, the policy will be Not Configured. If you wish to totally disable automatic updates, select Disabled.
5. Now, if you only want to limit the amount of automation of Windows updates and not disable the policy entirely, select Enabled first. Next, in the Options section, expand the Configure automatic updating drop-down list and choose your preferred setting. You can refer to the Help section on the right for more information on each available configuration.
6. Click on Apply to save the new configuration and exit by clicking on OK. Restart your computer to bring the new updated policy into effect.
Method 3: Disable updates using Windows Registry Editor
Automatic Windows updates can also be disabled via the Registry Editor. This method comes in handy for Windows 10 home users who lack the Group Policy Editor. Although, similar to the previous method, be extremely cautious when changing any entries in the Registry Editor as a mishap can prompt a number of problems.
1. Open Windows Registry Editor by typing regedit in either the Run command box or start search bar and pressing enter.
2. Enter the following path in the address bar and press enter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
3. Right-click on the Windows folder and select New > Key.
4. Rename the newly created key as WindowsUpdate and press enter to save.
5. Now, right-click on the new WindowsUpdate folder and select New > Key again.
6. Name the key AU.
7. Move your cursor to the adjacent panel, right-click anywhere, and select New followed by DWORD (32-bit) Value.
8. Rename the new DWORD Value as NoAutoUpdate.
9. Right-click on the NoAutoUpdate value and choose Modify (or double-click on it to bring up the Modify dialogue box).
10. The default value data will be 0, i.e., disabled; change the value data to 1 and enable the NoAutoUpdate.
If you do not want to disable automatic updates entirely, rename the NoAutoUpdate DWORD to AUOptions first (or create a new 32bit DWORD Value & name it AUOptions) and set its value data according to your preference based on the below table.
| DWORD Value |
Description |
| 2 |
Notify before downloading and installing any updates |
| 3 |
Download the updates automatically and notify when they are ready to be installed |
| 4 |
Automatically download updates and install them on a pre-scheduled time |
| 5 |
Allow local admins to choose the settings |
Method 4: Disable Windows Update Service
If messing around the Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor is proving to be a little too much to stop automatic updates on windows 10, you can indirectly disable automatic updates by disabling the Windows Update service. The said service is responsible for all update related activities, right from checking for new updates to downloading and installing them. To disable the Windows Update service –
1. Press the Windows key + S on your keyboard to summon the start search bar, type Services, and click on Open.
2. Look for the Windows Update service in the following list. Once found, right-click on it and select Properties from the ensuing menu.
3. Ensure you are on the General tab and click on the Stop button under the Service Status to halt the service.
4. Next, expand the Startup type drop-down list and select Disabled.
5. Save this modification by clicking on Apply and close the window.
Method 5: Set Up a Metered Connection
Another indirect way of preventing automatic updates is to set up a metered connection. This will restrict Windows to only automatically download and install priority updates. Any other time-consuming and heavy updates will be prohibited as a data limit has been set.
1. Launch the Windows Settings application by pressing Windows key + I and click on Network & Internet.
2. Switch to the Wi-Fi Settings page and on the right panel, click on Manage known networks.
3. Select your home Wi-Fi network (or the one your laptop usually exploits to download new updates) and click on the Properties button.
4. Scroll down until you find the Set as metered connection feature and toggle it On.
You can also choose to establish a custom data limit to prevent Windows from automatically downloading any heavy priority updates. To do this – click on the Set a data limit to help control data usage on this network hyperlink. The link will bring you back to the Network status settings; click on the Data usage button underneath your current network. Here, you can have a gander at how much data is utilized by each application. Click on the Enter limit button to restrict data usage.
Choose the appropriate period, reset date, and enter the data limit not to be exceeded. You can change the data unit from MB to GB to make things easier (or use the following conversion 1GB = 1024MB). Save the new data limit and exit.
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We hope this guide was helpful and you were able to stop automatic updates on Windows 10 and you could prohibit Windows from automatically installing new updates and interrupting you. Let us know which one you implemented in the comments below.
