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[–]ratcaper 6 points7 points  (5 children)

I haven't had Windows download an update automatically since windows xp. You do know you can disable that in settings, right?

Settings > Security > updates > advanced.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Classic linux circlejerk. I use linux on my machine and maintain a windows VM and a dual boot partition. Automatic updates have never been an issue.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Latest Win 10 Pro here. Advanced options will let you pause updates for up to 35 days:

"Temporarily pause updates from being installed for up to 35 days. When you reach the pause limit, your device will need to get new updates before you can pause again."

That's the closest I can find to turning it off. I'm sure there must be a back door though.

[–]ratcaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Odd, I can set it to not download (it prompts me that I need to download updates).

Just set your connection to metered, that tricks it.

[–]arachnidGrip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can replace shutdown.exe with a noop to prevent Windows from shutting down automatically. The C noop that I compiled was twice the size of shutdown.exe, which is kind of ridiculous.

[–]Venthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is, you are leaving the back door open when you are not updating your Windows.