Disable Windows 10 Automatic Update Local Group Policy Editor

How To Prevent Windows 10 Automatic Updates

Windows 10 Automatic Updates is very essential in terms of having update apps, and security porpuses most especially to those who wanted to keep safe from malware and virus, but there are also some of the negative reasons why some windows 10 users wanted to disable this features and this is the reasons as follows;

• Laggy when updating in the background
• Slow internet connection when updating most especially to those users who have an internet connection with a limited bandwidth.

Now to that is the main issue why users prefer to install Windows updates manually so they can control windows update and prevent from any other problems that users don't want to happen from their PC or Laptop.

Steps On How To Disable Windows 10 Automatic Update

1. Just Hit on the keyboard the Windows key + R to open the run command from your Windows 10 PC.
2. Then type in the gpedit.msc and click ok or hit ENTER on the keyboard.
3. Now the LOCAL POLICY GROUP EDITOR is now open and locate the following path provided below
   
   Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update
   
4. Now once you find it just go and Double Click the Configure Automatic Updates (see image provided above)
5. On the left side, check the Enabled option to enable the policy.
6. Under Options, you'll find a number of ways to configure automatic updates, including:
   -"Notify for download and notify for install."
   - "Auto download and notify for install."
   - "Auto download and schedule the install."
   - "Allow local admin to choose setting."

You should select the update option you want to configure. If you select option 4, you can specify exactly when to install new updates. You can also choose to install updates during automatic maintenance, on a particular day and time, and you can even check the option to include other Microsoft product updates when updating the OS.

Once you are all set click APPLY and finally hit OK, now you are good to go this will now disabled the automatic updates, and if there is new Windows Update you will see a notification from your Windows 10 PC.

How To Perform Windows 10 Manual Update?

While you can pick from any of the available options, your best choice is probably 2 - Notify for download and notify for install. This option will not only prevent the OS from downloading updates automatically, which can save you data when using a metered internet connection, but you'll get a notification when new updates are available.

When new updates are released, you'll receive a notification in Action Center, but updates won't download and install until you're ready and do the following:

Open Settings.

1. Click on Update & security.
2. Click on Windows Update.
3. Click the Download button.