Uultred ragnusen wrote:
CRNG wrote:

My preference is to turn off updates.

How?

I had Windows 10 Pro updates (accidentally, on purpose, I don't remember
how I did it) turned off for more than two years, but finally, in January,
an update bricked my Windows 10 Pro system.

Now I have a lot less customization, such that Windows, once the "pause"
period is done, updates itself. It just updated a couple of days ago, since
my pause period expired, and it wouldn't let me set a new pause period.

I /know/ updates can be stopped (because I did it) but I don't know what it
was that I did that stopped them.

Does anyone?
If so, please let me know because I don't want my machine updating until I
want my machine updating.

It's easy.

Rename just one stinkin file, and... no more updates :-)

rename wuaueng.dll wuaueng.dll.bak

# Example of how to rename, here.

https://s13.postimg.org/jxvwua6c7/pesky_wuaueng.gif

# Example of Windows Update "wheel spin" as a result of this.
# The balls are animated... because there is no Service to
# talk to any longer. It can't run. Even USOSVC can't bring it
# back. This will stop working when Microsoft invents the
# self-repairing OS. Which won't take them that long to invent.

https://s13.postimg.org/5rg5z2y1z/wh...in_forever.gif

Rest assured that the OS has emergency features and back-channels,
so this is really no barrier at all. We won't know they are
present, until Microsoft starts using them.

HTH,
Paul