How to Enable or Disable Check for Windows Updates in Windows 10


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Microsoft has made it easier for Windows Update to keep Windows 10 updated by automatically downloading and installing the latest features and improvements, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft�and with fewer interruptions and restarts when yous're using your PC the most. The latest updates volition automatically download and install when they�re available. (Unless y'all�re on a metered connexion, then updates won�t download until you manually check for updates.)

Microsoft releases important updates every 2nd Tuesday once a month, known equally Patch Tuesday. However, updates could be released at any fourth dimension.

Windows 10 will automatically check for new Windows Updates at the time you take set in automated maintenance.

You lot can select to also receive updates for other Microsoft products like Office in Windows Update.

Occasionally, your PC may need to restart to terminate installing the updates. You tin set active hours to let Windows know when y'all're usually using your PC to aid prevent inconvenient restarts. When a restart is scheduled, yous can use a custom restart time to temporarily override agile hours and schedule a custom time to stop installing the electric current update(s).

See likewise: Update Windows 10 in the enterprise (Windows ten)

Starting in Windows x Insider Preview build 14931, a new policy is available that allows yous to remove admission to browse Windows Update.

This tutorial volition testify you how to enable or disable to manually check for updates in Windows Update for all users in Windows 10.

Yous must be signed in as an ambassador to be able to enable or disable check for updates.

Note   Note

Disabling "Check for updates" volition not touch on Windows 10 from automatically downloading and installing updates.


CONTENTS:
  • Option One: To Enable or Disable "Check for updates" in Windows Update using Group Policy
  • Choice Ii: To Enable or Disable "Bank check for updates" in Windows Update using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Enabled and Disabled "Cheque for updates" in Windows Update
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Choice 1

To Enable or Disable "Check for updates" in Windows Update using Group Policy


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Local Group Policy Editor is but bachelor in the Windows x Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can utilise Choice Two below.

1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

two. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (encounter screenshot below)

Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update

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3. In the right pane of Windows Update in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Remove admission to utilise all Windows Update features policy to edit it. (see screenshot in a higher place)

4. Do pace v (enable) or stride 6 (disable) below for what you lot would like to do.

 5. To Enable "Check for updates" in Windows Update

A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled. (run across screenshot beneath)

NOTE: Non Configured is the default setting.

B) When finished, yous can shut the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

C) Restart the figurer.

D) The next fourth dimension Windows automatically checks for updates, "Check for updates" volition be enabled again. This usually happens within 24 hours.

 half-dozen. To Disable "Cheque for updates" in Windows Update

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK. (come across screenshot beneath)

B) When finished, you can close the Local Grouping Policy Editor if you lot like.

C) Restart the calculator.

D) Manually check for updates to employ.

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Choice TWO

To Enable or Disable "Check for updates" in Windows Update using a REG file


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The .reg files below volition add and modify the DWORD value in the registry primal below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

SetDisableUXWUAccess DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

one. Practise step ii (enable) or pace 3 (disable) below for what y'all would similar to practise.

 two. To Enable "Bank check for updates" in Windows Update

NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step four below.

Enable_Check_for_updates_in_Windows_Update.reg

Download

 iii. To Disable "Check for updates" in Windows Update

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Check_for_updates_in_Windows_Update.reg

Download

four. Salve the .reg file to your desktop.

five. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

half dozen. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yep (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. Restart the computer.

eight. If yous disabled "Check for updates", then manually bank check for updates to apply.

ix. If you enabled "Bank check for updates", then it will be enabled the next fourth dimension Windows automatically checks for updates. This usually happens within 24 hours.

10. If you like, yous can at present delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn

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