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Disable Windows Update while allowing the Windows Store?
We set up public computers for use in a library while giving patrons access to administrator rights like installing their own programs. Is it possible to disable Windows Update but allow the Windows...
Using policies, yes. You need to allow access to the Windows Update
servers in order to access the store apps themselves, since the app
files are located on WU. But there are separate policies for allowing
access to the Windows Store and for allowing (or disabling) access to
Windows Update.
A few years ago, the only way to fully disable Windows Update on Windows 10 was to disable the Windows Update Service which stops you from using the Store. The only options available outside of that was for deferring updates. This doesn't work for what we're trying to do.