Disabling auto updates in Windows 10

[Lance]

set the network as a metered connection. That should reduce Windows 10 usage of it.

[DealorNoDeal]

set the network as a metered connection. That should reduce Windows 10 usage of it.

Did that. A few days later, it downloaded an update chewing up 3.6Gb of my data pack.

[original PM]

Did that. A few days later, it downloaded an update chewing up 3.6Gb of my data pack.

get more data??

I pay less than £20 per month for 12Gb

doesn't solve the problem just gets around it...

[darrylmg]

If you know the download host names, put them in your hosts file against a local ip address. That might stop it.

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Here they are.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...=winserverwsus

Just put those in the hosts file on your PC against 127.0.0.1 or some other invalid local ip, and they will effectively be blocked.
A simple batch file could switch your hosts file (+ clear arp table and dns cache) so you can choose when to get updates.
Another option is to put them into windows firewall using the "netsh advfirewall" commands. This could also be scripted to reverse them on demand.

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[Storky]

Here they are.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...=winserverwsus

Just put those in the hosts file on your PC against 127.0.0.1 or some other invalid local ip, and they will effectively be blocked.
A simple batch file could switch your hosts file (+ clear arp table and dns cache) so you can choose when to get updates.
Another option is to put them into windows firewall using the "netsh advfirewall" commands. This could also be scripted to reverse them on demand.

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This is one of the way to disable auto-update. Also it is possible to disable updates via "Administration Politics"