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How to disable or stop Windows 10 update permanently?
So Windows 10 keeps auto-updating no matter what I do, and honestly I'm done with it. I've tried pausing updates through Settings but that only lasts like 35 days before it forces one through anyway....
If you want to block system upgrades deeply, you can use API Hook, a professional process interception tool that hooks Windows Update core services to permanently disable windows 10 automatic update from the system bottom layer.
Instructions for Use
- Right-click Start menu and run API Hook as Administrator.
- Locate and select Windows Update core processes: wuauserv, UsoClient, WaasMedicAgent.
- Turn on API interception rules to block their startup and network access.
- Lock the saved hook settings to avoid automatic reset by the system.
- Save all configurations inside the tool.
- Restart your Windows 10 PC to activate the interception rules.
Disadvantages
- API interception may break system files and trigger blue screens or program crashes.
- Antivirus software will flag this tool as high-risk and block it automatically.
- Windows major version upgrades will invalidate all interception rules.
This underlying interception tool offers the most thorough solution when you need to permanently disable windows 10 autonatically update, and its basic version is free for personal test.
p.s.
- Make a system restore point before any configuration.
- Unblock updates regularly to install necessary security patches.
- Do not close the tool abruptly while saving rules.