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MatthewGreen
May 15, 2025Iron Contributor
Windows update stuck and it sucks how do I stop them?
Windows 11 did an update and my computer sits there and the marble's just keep spinning saying applying update.
this sucks its been 3 hours of my life I could have been surfing the web and couldn't
I have the the latest updates off.
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- CammsnenIron Contributor
You can turn on Windows Update by pressing Win+I and choosing to pause updates for 7 days (repeatable for up to 35 days).
To completely disable automatic updates: run PowerShell as administrator, type “sc config wuauserv start= disabled” and restart your computer.