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How to stop automatic updates in Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional: Prevent forced updates installing on your PC

How to stop automatic updates in Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional: Prevent forced updates installing on your PC

Posted on October 11, 2015September 28, 2019 By Jarvis
Microsoft has made automatic updates in Windows 10 Home compulsory, and to a lesser extent in Windows 10 Professional. There are good reasons for this, the foremost of which is security, but if you don’t want your system to be constantly downloading patches and possibly breaking apps or cuasing other problems, then there are a few options available. We’ll guide you through the workarounds that exist and how you can implement them. It should be noted though, that due to the security fixes that come with the updates, we would advise leaving the automated service on if you want your system to remain safe.
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