Disable Automatic Update on Windows 10

All of the operating systems currently in use, the most widely used is Microsoft's windows operating system. In a timely manner, each os's vendors provide updates for their products. In the same way, Microsoft's also provide updates for their windows operating system. Considering the convenience of the users, this update process has been made completely automatic. However, windows os users can control this update process if they want. A user can customize different types of settings as he likes. For example, whether the update process will start automatically, which update will be download and when they will be installed etc. Through this lesson we learn, how to disable the automatic update process for windows operating system. We can do this using two methods. First one is, using group policy editor tool and the other one is, using registry editor tool.

Let's start with group policy editor tool. Go to "Run" and type "gpedit.msc". Now press "ok" or "Enter" from your keyboard. “Local Group Policy Editor” should be appeared now. 

Now click on “Computer Configuration”

And then “Administrative Templates”. 

Now go on “Windows Component”.

Now select “Windows Update”.

Now find out “Configure Automatic Update” and double click on it.

At this time you should be appeared by following interface. Simply click on "Disable" button on it

And then click “Apply” and then click “OK”. Now restart your computer to take the effect. After restarting, automatic update should be disabled.

Okey. Now, we will perform the same job using "registry editor" tool. At this moment, we will use “regedit” tool to disable automatic update process.

Go to “Run” from “Start” menu and then type “regedit”. Now click on “OK” or press “Enter” from your keyboard. You should be appeared by “Registry Editor” interface. Now follow the following path:-

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE   ->  SOFTWARE  ->  Policies  ->  Microsoft  ->  Windows

Here is step by step for newbie. 

First of all, expand “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” from "Registry Editor" interface.

Now expand “SOFTWARE”

Now expand “Policies” and then “Microsoft”

Now find out “Windows” and right click on it. Select “New” and then select “Key”.

The name will be for the new key is “WindowsUpdate”. Now right click on newly created key  “WindowsUpdate” and create another new key following same step under the "WindowsUpdate", which should be named by AU. Now press “Enter” from your keyboard. This looks like as follows:-

Now select “AU” and click the right button on the right panel on this interface. Select “New” and then select “DWORD (32-bit) Value”. Just like follows:-

The name will be “NoAutoUpdate”. Now double click on it and change “value data” to “1”.

Now click on “OK”. Everything is done. Restart your computer to take effect immediately.