How to disable Windows update in Windows 10 Final Build

Windows 10 is great. Finally, it seems as though Microsoft is  listening to their user base rather than imposing it's new ideologies upon them.

However, unlike it's predecessors, windows 10 doesn't have the direct option to disable Windows Update. This means that the users are going to have to dig a little deeper into the OS to disable it.

This however, is by design. Microsoft says that the windows will not receive a new overhaul in its future but rather small incremental updates that is intended for bug-fixes and new features. To sum up, There will be no windows 11, or 12 for that matter and updates will be served via Windows Update completely.



The update service have therefore become an integral part of the OS and can't be shunned away like we used to do in the olden era. But that's not without its consequences, people on metered connections with low bandwidth or other restrictions can be seriously affected as windows automatically contacts the update server and starts downloading the new updates without the user's permission.

In this tutorial we will use Windows Powershell to effectively stop and disable the update service.


Step 1 : Run Powershell with administrator  privileges.

1.  Go to the search box and type in "Powershell".
2.  When "Windows Powershell" shows up in the list, Right click on it and choose "Run as administrator"

Step 2 : Run Scripts

1. In the Powershell window, type in the following commands and press enter.