Although Win11 has been released for some time, the operating system currently used by most computer users on the Internet is still Win10. I believe that most people should be familiar with Win10. As the computer system with the highest proportion on the market, many functions and operating logic of Win10 are very excellent. However, there must be bad shortcomings in every good place. The biggest problem among them is the automatic update of Win10.


The automatic update of win10 is very stubborn. Many users tried various methods to turn off the automatic update of win10 on the Internet. At first, it seemed that the update was turned off, but it didn't take long for the system to start automatic update again. Today, the author will teach you how to completely turn off automatic updates in Win10. This method has been tested personally and is effective.

How to completely turn off automatic updates in win10:

Because the automatic update of win10 is very stubborn, we have to start from multiple places to permanently turn off its automatic update. Don’t be afraid of trouble and follow the steps below.

1. Disable Windows Update service

1. Press Win + R on the keyboard at the same time to open the run dialog box, then enter the command services.msc and click "OK" below to open the service.

2. Find the Windows Update item and double-click it to open it.


3. Double-click it to open it, click "Stop", select the startup type as "Disabled", and finally click Apply.

4. Next, switch to the "Restore" option, change the default "Restart Service" to "No Action", and then click "Apply" and "OK".

2. Turn off Win10 automatic update related services in group policy

1. Press the Win + R shortcut keys at the same time to open the run command operation box, then enter "gpedit.msc" and click OK.

2. In the Group Policy Editor, expand Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update


3. Then in the "Configure automatic updates" setting on the right, set it to "Disabled" and click "Apply" below and then "OK".

4. Afterwards, you need to find "Remove access to all Windows update features" and select Enabled. After completing the settings, click "Apply" and "OK".

3. Disable Win10 automatic updates in the task schedule

1. Press the Win + R shortcut key combination to open the "Run" window, then enter "taskschd.msc" and click "OK" below to open the task scheduler.


2. In the Task Scheduler settings interface, expand Task Scheduler Library -> Microsoft -> Windows -> WindowsUpdate, and set all items inside to [Disabled]. (I only have one task here, your computer may have 2 or more, just disable them all)

4. Turn off Win10 automatic updates in the registry

1. Press the Win + R shortcut key combination at the same time to open the Run dialog box, then enter the name regedit, and then click "OK" below to open the registry.

2. In the registry settings, find and locate [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUsoSvc]. Then find the "Start" key on the right side.


3. Click Modify, change the start value to hexadecimal and the value to "4", then click "OK" to save the data

4. Continue to find the "FailureActions" key on the right, right-click to modify the binary data of the key, and change the fifth value from the left in the "0010" and "0018" rows from the original "01" to "00". After completion, click "OK" below.


At this point, the steps to completely turn off win10 automatic updates are complete

The reason why many users still cannot completely turn off Win10 automatic updates after following the methods provided on the Internet is because they have not taken care of the bottom. We have to start from the four aspects of Windows Update service, group policy, scheduled tasks, and registry to set up, so that we can completely turn off Win10 automatic updates once and for all.

If you are also troubled by the automatic update problem of Win10, then come and follow the author’s method above!