Microsoft’s decision to push regular updates to Windows computers with Windows 10 was laudable as its was not known for providing regular updates in the past. However, the Windows 10 updates have become so frequent that they are now considered a nuisance. Combine the update frequency with the fact that Windows automatically starts installing updates at random times and you have a disaster. I hate the new Windows 10 updates so much that I went out of my way to find a way to stop them from happening. If you are also frustrated with constant Windows 10 updates, here is how you can stop Windows 10 updates from hampering your work.
Before we see how we can disable Windows 10 updates, let us first find out how it works. Windows has something called the Orchestrator which schedules and downloads the updates. Before installing the updates, the Orchestrator is required to get the approval from the admin and further verify group policy. We have already seen all kinds of tutorials where we change the group policy to avert Windows update. But the sad part is that Windows is overriding its own group policy to download and install the updates.
To prevent Windows updates, we are going to use a basic application called SimpleWall. What SimpleWall does is that it blocks internet access from applications and Windows services. The application uses Window’s native Filtering Platform (WFP) to monitor network activity and blocks applications and services. The approach is pretty simple, don’t let Windows update services to access the internet and you will have no nagging updates. Here are the steps you need to enable SimpleWall to stop Windows 10 updates.
While the above steps will be enough to block Windows 10 updates. There are a few things to keep in mind if you don’t want to have problems in the future”
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Get Rid of Constant Windows 10 Update Notifications
So that’s how we can stop Windows 10 updates from annoying us. I would recommend that you use this method only if you know what you are doing as SimpleWall can block any and all applications from accessing the internet. In the right hands, it can be a powerful tool as it will allow users to block tracking services, Microsoft telemetry services, and any other app that you want to block.
