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Yes, yes. I shouldn't do that.. Whatever. I've heard it a million times and chances are you wont convince me today. So:

Previous answers from years ago do not work because windows update service reenables itself everyday regardless of whether or not you disabled windows update service

I want to create a batch file (?) that will periodically (every 15 minutes maybe) stops and disables the windows update service. There is no point in doing it manually because windows re-enables it everyday or something like that.

What are the commands for stopping and disabling windows update service
How can I make it repeat every 15 minutes
How do I turn it into a file that I can put in my startup folder (ensure it runs in admin mode)

Gappy Hilmore
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As an additional way to help postpone updates, set network connections as metered: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost] "3G"=dword:00000002 "4G"=dword:00000002 "Default"=dword:00000002 "Ethernet"=dword:00000002 "WiFi"=dword:00000002 "Values"="1=non-metered, 2= metered"

Set them all to 00000000 to enable updates again.

N.B. MS is, again, forcing Windows updates, e.g. from v. 1703 to v. 1709, despite settings to the contrary.

DrMoishe Pippik
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