How Can I COMPLETELY Disable All Windows 10 Updates?

[iamdarkyoshi]

Has anyone had any luck with the more recent versions of windows 10 in disabling anything related to updates?

 

I reinstalled windows on my main rig about a 50 days ago, and just yesterday I rebooted it for the install's first time.

 

I had changed the Windows Update service in the windows services manager from manual to disabled, and that seemed to prevent the machine from doing its auto reboots to install crap, but for some reason it found updates and installed them when I went to plug in my PS/2 keyboard, which needed a reboot.

 

These updates already broke several things that were working perfectly fine before rebooting, so my ultimate goal is to completely disable every single thing related to windows update, aside from maybe auto installing drivers.

 

Any ideas how I'd accomplish this? 

[Arty]

Block the Update Server IP's/Hostnames in the Firewall/Hosts File? Can't Update if it thinks their no internet connection.

 

Edit: What are you using the machine for that it needs to be running windows?

[Unimaginative Name]

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-stop-updates-installing-automatically-windows-10

 

I believe this is what I did on a dedicated print server machine. 

[m0k]

i can stop/pause/delay updates on Win 10 Pro

but these options arent available on Win 10 Home
see below

 

Spoiler

 

[unknownmiscreant]

This:
 

https://www.udse.de/en/windows-10-reboot-blocker

 

Is the best tool by far for blocking auto reboots. I have been using it for a couple of months no issues. Other than that I set the group policy to notify only, although looks like you want more than this...

[captain_to_fire]

Use Windows 10 Enterprise/Education with deferred updates and no telemetry