微软(Microsoft)已开始缓慢推出Windows 10 May 2021 更新(Update)（版本 21H1）。该公司将在未来几周内限制可用性，以确保可靠的下载体验，因此可能不会立即向您提供更新。虽然此功能更新主要是关于质量改进和错误修复，但微软(Microsoft)确实有提供给某些用户带来问题的错误更新的历史。如果您想保持安全，最好将此Windows 10更新推迟一段时间。以下是延迟2021 年 5 月(May 2021) 更新(Update)和其他Windows 10功能更新的方法：
您可以暂停 Windows 10 更新多长时间？
无论您使用的是什么 Windows 10 版本，无论是 Windows 10 专业版还是 Windows 10 家庭版，您都可以推迟更新。(Regardless of the Windows 10 edition you’re using, be it Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 Home, you can postpone updates. )如果您使用的是Windows 10 October 2020 更新(Windows 10 October 2020 Update)，则最多只能延迟 35 天(delay them for up to 35 days)。如果您使用的是旧版本的Windows 10（从 2019 年或更早版本）和更昂贵的版本，例如Windows 10 Pro，您最多可以将它们延迟 365 天(delay them for up to 365 days)。如果您不知道您的计算机或设备上安装的 Windows 10 的版本和版本，请在“设置 -> 系统 -> 关于”中查看Windows(Windows 10) 10“Settings -> System -> About、操作系统构建和版本(Windows 10 version, OS build, and edition)。”
有关 Windows 10 的详细信息
如果您拥有 2020 年以来的Windows 10版本，请遵循本文接下来的两个部分，因为它们适用于您。如果你使用的是 2019 或更早的版本以及Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、Windows 10教育版或Windows 10企业版等版本，你将获得额外的控件，允许你将更新最多延迟 365 天。这些版本的用户应阅读本指南末尾的奖励部分。(BONUS)
如何访问Windows 10的更新设置
打开“设置”应用程序：一种快速的方法是在“(Open the Settings app)开始”菜单(Start Menu)中单击或点击其快捷方式。如果您更喜欢使用键盘，请同时按下其上的Windows + I 键。在“设置”(Settings )应用中，转到“更新和安全”(Update & Security)。
在“设置”(Settings)应用中，转到“更新(Update)和安全”(Security)
默认情况下，应在左侧选择Windows 更新。(Windows Update)如果不是，请单击或点击它。在这里，您将了解 Windows 10 更新的工作原理。您可以将它们暂停 7 天，更改您的活动时间，以便Windows 更新(Windows Update)在此间隔期间不会打扰您，查看您的更新历史记录并访问高级配置选项。要暂停Windows 10更新，请单击或点击窗口右侧的高级选项。(Advanced options)
在Windows 更新(Windows Update)设置中，转到高级(Advanced)选项
此操作会打开Windows 更新的(Windows Update)高级选项(Advanced options)，您可以在其中决定如何、何时以及将哪些更新交付到您的 Windows 10 电脑或设备。
Windows 更新的高级选项
如果您使用早于2020 年 5 月(May 2020)更新的(Update)Windows 10版本以及Windows 10 Pro、Windows 10教育版或Windows 10企业版等版本，则您有更多选择。
暂停(Pause)安装 Windows 10 更新
向下滚动高级选项(Advanced options)列表，直到进入暂停更新(Pause updates )部分。在这里，Windows 10 允许您将更新的安装延迟最多 35 天。为此，请单击或点击“暂停直到”(“Pause until")下拉框。
Windows 更新(Windows Update)的暂停(Pause)更新部分
选择延迟Windows 10更新的日期。(Windows 10)最长可用时间为从今天起 35 天。
选择Windows 10更新延迟的日期
您的延迟选项到此结束。如果您使用的是较旧的Windows 10版本和Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、Windows 10教育版或Windows 10企业版等版本，请继续阅读本教程。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您单击暂停更新下的(Pause updates)传递优化(Delivery Optimization)链接，您可以设置是否允许Windows 10从您的网络或 Internet 上的其他 PC 下载更新。(download updates from other PCs)
请记住(Remember)，您不能永远延迟 Windows 10 更新
当您暂停更新时，Windows 10会尊重您所做的设置。但是，当延迟期结束时，您不能再暂停更新，直到Windows 10在该日期安装其最新可用版本。
如果您想配置何时允许Windows 10安装更新并重新启动您的 PC，请阅读有关如何设置 Windows 10 更新计划的(set the Windows 10 update schedule)信息。
设置Windows 10更新的活动时间
奖励：选择您希望在旧版本中推迟Windows 10功能和质量更新的时间(Windows 10)
在2019 年 11 月更新(November 2019 Update)之前的旧版Windows 10 专业版(Pro)、教育(Education)版或企业版中，您最多可以将功能更新推迟 365 天（一年）。在“Settings > Update & Security > Advanced options”中，滚动直到找到名为“选择何时安装更新”的部分。(“Choose when updates are installed.”)它应该在暂停更新(Pause updates)部分的正下方。
选择在Windows 10 专业版(Pro)或企业版中安装更新的时间
第一个设置说“功能更新包括新功能和改进。可以推迟这么多天。” (“A feature update includes new capabilities and improvements. It can be deferred for this many days.”) 单击(Click)或点击它，然后选择将功能更新(feature updates)最多延迟 365 天（一年）。
Windows 10 的功能更新最多可推迟 365 天
第二个设置是关于Windows 10 质量更新，(quality updates,)也称为累积更新(cumulative updates)或累积质量更新(cumulative quality updates)。这些主要是针对错误和漏洞的修复和补丁。此类更新不包括新功能、对用户界面的更改或对操作系统的重大改进。如果您想停止在 Windows 10 PC 上安装质量更新，请单击或点击此设置并选择延迟天数。您可以推迟质量更新的最长时间为 30 天。
质量更新最多可以推迟 30 天
您现在可以关闭“设置”(Settings )应用并放松一下。Windows 10 将不再在更新可用时立即安装更新，而是等到您选择的时间。
为什么要延迟Windows 10更新？
Windows 10的功能更新（如2021 年 5 月(May 2021) 更新(Update)）为操作系统带来了新功能、错误修复和改进。但是，有时，它们也可能导致某些计算机或设备出现稳定性问题。这就是为什么最好不要立即安装这些更新并等待至少一个月左右。在结束本教程之前，请告诉我们您决定暂停Windows 10更新的原因。过去有遇到什么问题吗(Did)？下方评论(Comment)，一起讨论。
How to pause Windows 10 updates like May 2021 Update
Microsoft has started to slowly roll out Windows 10 May 2021 Update (version 21H1). The companу will throttle availability over the coming weeks to ensure a reliable download experience, so the update may not be offered to you immediаtely. While this feature update is primarily about quality improvements and bug fixing, Microsoft dоes have a history of delivering buggу updates that cause problems to some υѕers. Іf you want to stay safe, it’s a gоod idea to postpone this Windows 10 update for a while. Here is how to delay the May 2021 Update and оther Windows 10 feature updates:
How long can you pause Windows 10 updates for?
Regardless of the Windows 10 edition you’re using, be it Windows 10 Pro or Windows 10 Home, you can postpone updates. If you’re using Windows 10 October 2020 Update, you can only delay them for up to 35 days. If you’re using an older version of Windows 10 (from 2019 or earlier) and a more expensive edition, such as Windows 10 Pro, you can delay them for up to 365 days. If you don’t know what version and edition of Windows 10 is installed on your computer or device, check the Windows 10 version, OS build, and edition in “Settings -> System -> About.”
Details about Windows 10
If you have a Windows 10 version from 2020, follow the next two sections of this article because they’re the ones that apply to you. If you’re using a version from 2019 or earlier and an edition like Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, or Windows 10 Enterprise, you get additional controls that allow you to defer updates for up to 365 days. Users of these editions should read the BONUS section at the end of this guide.
How to access Windows 10’s update settings
Open the Settings app: a quick way is to click or tap its shortcut from the Start Menu. If you prefer using the keyboard, simultaneously press the Windows + I keys on it. In the Settings app, go to Update & Security.
In the Settings app, go to Update & Security
By default, Windows Update should be selected on the left. If it is not, click or tap on it. Here you see how Windows 10 updates work. You can pause them for 7 days, change your active hours, so that Windows Update doesn’t bother you during that interval, view your update history, and access advanced configuration options. To pause Windows 10 updates, click or tap Advanced options on the right side of the window.
In Windows Update settings, go to Advanced options
This action opens the Advanced options for Windows Update, where you decide how, when, and which updates are delivered to your Windows 10 PC or device.
Advanced options for Windows Update
If you use a Windows 10 version older than May 2020 Update and an edition like Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, or Windows 10 Enterprise, you have more options.
Pause Windows 10 updates from being installed
Scroll down the list of Advanced options until you get to the Pause updates section. Here, Windows 10 lets you delay updates from being installed for up to 35 days. To do so, click or tap on the “Pause until" drop-down box.
The Pause updates section for Windows Update
Select the date until when Windows 10 updates are delayed. The maximum available is 35 days from today.
Choose the date until when Windows 10 updates are delayed
Your delay options end here. If you’re using an older Windows 10 version and editions such as Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, or Windows 10 Enterprise, keep reading this tutorial.
NOTE: If you click the Delivery Optimization link under Pause updates, you can set whether you want to allow Windows 10 to download updates from other PCs on your network or the internet.
Remember that you can’t delay Windows 10 updates forever
When you pause updates, Windows 10 respects the settings you make. However, when the delay period ends, you can no longer pause updates again until Windows 10 installs its latest available version on that date.
If you want to configure when Windows 10 is allowed to install updates and restart your PC, read about how to set the Windows 10 update schedule.
Setting active hours for Windows 10 updates
BONUS: Choose how long you want to defer Windows 10 feature and quality updates in older versions
In older versions of Windows 10 Pro, Education, or Enterprise up to November 2019 Update, you can defer feature updates for up to 365 days (one year). In “Settings > Update & Security > Advanced options,” scroll until you find a section called “Choose when updates are installed.” It should be right under the Pause updates section.
Choose when updates are installed in Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise
The first setting says that “A feature update includes new capabilities and improvements. It can be deferred for this many days.” Click or tap on it, and choose to delay feature updates for up to 365 days (one year).
Feature updates to Windows 10 can be postponed for up to 365 days
The second setting is about Windows 10 quality updates, also known as cumulative updates or cumulative quality updates. These are mostly fixes and patches for bugs and vulnerabilities. Such updates do not include new features, changes to the user interface, or significant improvements to the operating system. If you want to stop quality updates from being installed on your Windows 10 PC, click or tap on this setting and choose how many days to delay them for. The maximum amount of time you are allowed to defer quality updates is 30 days.
Quality updates can be postponed for up to 30 days
You can now close the Settings app and relax. Windows 10 will no longer install updates as soon as they become available, waiting instead until the time you selected.
Why do you want to delay Windows 10 updates?
Feature updates for Windows 10, like the May 2021 Update, bring new features, bug fixes, and improvements to the operating system. However, sometimes, they may also cause stability problems for some computers or devices. That’s why it's preferable not to install those updates immediately and wait for at least a month or so. Before closing this tutorial, tell us what made you decide to pause Windows 10 updates. Did you encounter any problems in the past? Comment below, and let’s discuss.
