Delicieuxz

Hi. 5 years later and Windows 7 is still a vastly smoother, more stable, more controllable, and more peaceful experience. It's pretty unreal how Windows 7 was rock-solid while Windows 10 is still a far cry from being that, and isn't getting better in that regard.
 
Windows 10 hasn't shown much improvement over the years: It's still a buggy and invasive mess with no sign that it's going to significantly improve - rather, it keeps getting worse in many ways. One example of it getting worse is that Microsoft now try to railroad people into using a Microsoft account. To avoid it, the PC needs to be disconnected from a network during the Windows installation process, and to click through misleading prompts that aim to give the user an impression that there isn't an alternative to using a Microsoft account.
 
Another is that items within newer Windows settings panels use unclear descriptions and language to try to corral users into doing what Microsoft want, and many important options are missing from the newer settings panels - so a person can't just stick to the Settings panels, they have to jump back to Control Panel for miscellaneous things.
 
Another is that newer versions of Windows 10 seem to require more and more fine-tuning in the registry, Group Policy editor, and other places to get running smooth and hassle-free. I don't know how non technical people make-do with all the default restrictions that are present in a stock Windows 10 installation... many things simply won't run without some major tweaks and OS configuration changes.
 
And the Windows 10 start menu is still useless and needs replacing to be appreciably usable.
 
 
While it's usable with a lot of work and management, Windows 10 is a nightmare OS considering where things were with Windows 7. The only reason I'm using 10 is because there are newer programs and technologies that I can't run on 7.
 
I think somebody needs to leak the source code for Windows 7 so that a real updated Windows can be made from it.

Glad you enjoyed it.
 
Minecraft has a sandbox environment in which a player can do many things, but it doesn't have a narrative and world states that react to the player's choices. And being able to imagine your own narratives within a game environment is a different thing than the game being an RPG by design.
 
So, Minecraft can be a good platform for personal role-playing by use of your own imagination, but it is not an RPG, itself.
 
Affording a platform that can be used for personal role-playing and being an RPG are two different things: One is a matter of having tools that let you go wild with your imagination if you want to, while the other is a matter of deliberate design by the developer and the player having no choice but to engage with and answer the game's RP scenarios if they want to progress the game. And in one case, the source of the role-playing is your imagination, while in the other it's the tangible main functions of the game.
 
Applying your imagination to something doesn't change what that something is by its design. So, a game being filled with role-playing because the players in it choose to use the game's environment for that doesn't make the game an RPG rather than whatever it is designed to be - it just means that people use it for role-playing.
 
A chessboard and pieces can also allow for player imagination to create scenarios out of it. But that doesn't make chess a role-playing game, either.

You can also disable the Windows Update Medic Service by setting the "start" value to "4" (disabled) in your registry locations noted here:         (try at your own risk of course)
 
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WaaSMedicSvc
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc
 
( Registry Key Values explained here:  https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/what-are-errorcontrol-start-and-type-values-under-services-subkeys )
 
And FWIW, I managed to brick Windows Updates on my machine altogether by accident when heavily trimming Windows Services for efficiency and performance reasons.
 
In particular, disabling Network List Service AND Network Location Awareness services seemed to do the trick (in addition to disabling Windows Update of course, and possibly some other services I'm not aware of that I disabled but forgot were linked to Windows Update on the whole).
 
I also use O&O Shut Up 10 for good measure on top of all of this as I like what it has to offer.

Wow. Impressive. This is the most complete info on the subject I have seen anywhere.
Your organization of the post is equally excellent. 
Fantastic job Delicieuxz. 
 
I registered on LTT forums today just to make this post regarding Delicieuxz content!

I'll add that one to method 5, which includes other programs like that. Thanks.
 
For a simple method, if you have Windows 10 Pro, I'd do method 1. If you have Home, I'd not worry about using that tool. I generally have confidence in Major Geeks stuff.
 
Method 9 is really easy to try with the Windows hosts file. The hosts file is located in C:\Windows\System 32\drivers\etc\. Then the hosts file is opened by right-clicking on it and choosing Open With, and then selecting Notepad and pressing OK. Then just copy and paste the servers listed into the hosts file and save the file then close it. So long as Windows doesn't ignore the inclusion of those servers in the hosts file, it should work to block Windows Update.
 
Without more details known, it could be any of them.
 
It's a good program. If it has an option to block Windows Update, then I think it will work. You can try it by setting it and then opening Windows Update and trying to search for any updates. Course, if ShutUp10 only disables the Windows Update group policy, then it might still search for updates when you manually tell Windows Update to.

Any simpler methods of doing this like those one click programs I've seen on Youtube.  Not to keen to try them though since who knows what they do to your computer!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeJkQyD30g
 
Also, I've seen in our work place Windows 10 machines that don't ever update because updates are blocked.  This must be Method 6?
 
But what about Shutup10 though?  Does it really work?
 
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10/update

I've added a method that once again lets the Windows owner disable and re-able Windows Update via the Services panel:
 
 
Method 2  ---  now possible with Windows 1803 and newer!
Windows Update can be fully disabled by opening Services and then disabling the item for Windows Update. To re-enable Windows Update at a later time, just re-enable its service.
 
If using Windows 1803 or newer, you will have to first give your Windows account "ownership" over the WaaSMedicSvc.dll file that's located in C:\Windows\System32, and possibly over the entire System32 folder. A guide on how to do that is here.
 
After you have control over the WaaSMedicSvc.dll file, then do the following:
 
Step 1 - Go to C:\Windows\System32\
Step 2 - Locate and delete or rename the file WaaSMedicSvc.dll
Step 3 - In the start menu, search for and open Services
Step 4 - In the Services window, search for Windows Update and double-click on it to open it. Press Stop, and the set the Startup Type to Disabled. Then press OK to close the window.
 
If you need to re-enable the Windows Update service at a later time:
 
Step 1 - In the start menu, search for and open Services
Step 2 - In the Services window, search for Windows Update and open it. Press Stop, and the set the Startup Type to Disabled. Then press OK to close the window.
 
 
If using Windows 10 1709 and earlier, then the WaaSMedicSvc.dll file that automatically resets the Windows Update service isn't there, and so all it takes to disable Windows Update in earlier versions of Windows is this:
 
Step 1 - In the start menu, search for and open Services
Step 2 - In the Services window, search for Windows Update and double-click on it to open it. Press Stop, and the set the Startup Type to Disabled. Then press OK to close the window.
 
 
 
I've also added the method of removing the Windows Update module from Windows entirely using the program NTLite. See the new Method 4 for details.

Thank you for this!

Yeah, once they release the new patch tomorrow morning it'll be even better and my friends and I will start playing it again. Right now we've been spending about 6-8 hours per gaming session playing it but literally 25-50% of that time is spend on inventory management which should be alleviated a bit tomorrow. Of course as much as I'm enjoying the game right now it's only going to get better once they add Push-To-Talk for PC and let players run their own servers. I can't wait to setup a 100% RP server.

I've installed the Pro version and now I have basic stuf set and installed. I like the lightweight of this system so I won't be installing anything else at the moment. If it works as intended I'll stick to it for the next couple of years

My first time here on your blog!
Very interesting stuff!
Keep up your good work!

Very excellent.
Do you plan on doing the same for Windows 8.1?

Very nice, I appreciate the work you put into this.

Holy shit. There is a god.
I have windows 10 and most of my drivers don't work.