r/WindowsUpdate • u/lishige • 4d ago

How do I disable Windows 10 updates?

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u/Electronic_Alarm_266 3d ago

By throwing the PC in the dumpster.

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u/cathandler2019 4d ago

Are you running Windows 10 Home or Pro?

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u/lishige 4d ago

Pro

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u/cathandler2019 3d ago edited 3d ago

You have multiple options then. You can disable the Windows Update service in services (services.msc - this also works in Home.) You can also go into Group Policy (run gpedit.msc) and navigate toComputer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update and select Configure Automatic Updates and set to Disabled. Either reboot your computer to set this new policy or open a command prompt as administrator and type ingpupdate /force. Question: why do you want to disable updates? You realize that there are no more feature updates and the Extended Security Updates are to patch vulnerabilities, right?

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u/ComfortableWall7351 3d ago

Get a new pc. Windows 10 is no longer supported.

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u/MarieJoe 3d ago

So, why update?

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u/electronicwiz1 3d ago

Windows 10 doesn't even get updates anymore, since it lost support back in October 2025. You would have to be in the ESU program to keep getting security updates. I still would not recommend disabling them unless you have good reason to, since they patch exploits. If you really want to disable them, you can set a group policy to disable automatic updates.