Disable Automatic Update (and Reboot) on Windows

Let's see how to disable windows updates and automatic reboot after updates

In order to disable Automatic Update on Windows (and automatic reboot) you need to follow 2 Steps:

  1. Disable Windows Update Services
  2. Disable automatic update and automatic reboot from group policy

Disable Windows Update Services

Open services

windows services

Find Windows Update -> Properties -> Stop and then Disable

Windows Update

In order to avoid windows to restart Windows Updates, we need to add this trick

trick windows update

Disable automatic update and reboot from group policy

We need to open gpedit.msc

gpedit

Now go to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Updates and edit these two value:

  1. Configure Automatic Updates -> DISABLED
  2. No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations -> ENABLED
disable updates