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?
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.
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