If the Update Service is disabled, No.
That is not the same as turning off Microsoft/Windows Update

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Windows Server System - Microsoft Update Services
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar


"Val" wrote in message
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And then the unannounced updates will be forced onto your system anyway?

But wait, in the original articles, automatic updating WAS TURNED OFF!

It still stinks.

Hmmm, software installed on your computer without your cognizance,
notification, or permission sounds a lot like a definition of Malware.
Why
didn't Windows Defender catch it? 8-)


Val