I have no problem if Windows notifies me and I can apply updates when I have time to fix everything the update breaks. But unilaterally applying an update that can eff up my system without allowing me to accept or delay that update is not good. I've had updates bomb out my system the evening before a critical presentation and, oh-well, you're out of luck. Enjoy your brick in front of a customer.
In this method, we are going to use the Local Group Policy Editor. Alternatively, open Run command box, type Gpedit. Step 3: On the right-side, double-click on the policy labelled Configure Automatic Updates to open its properties. Step 4: Select Enabled option. Under Configure automatic updating , select second option labelled Notify for download and notify for install. Click Apply button.
As mentioned before, this method will not turn off Windows Update but you will be notified when updates are available to download. You can simply ignore the alert to avoid downloading and installing updates. I don't know what the freaking H.. The Windows 10 update experience has been the worst thing ever, since the beginning of W Every major update has failed to install on every computer I have to deal with. I've had to find the download file somehow, use a third party to convert it to an iso, mount the iso, and install from there.
That's the only thing that works. Similar experience for other users I know. MS absolutely destroyed my home network for months trying to do an update over and over again. No network activity showed up on the resource monitor, but windows would download a 4GB update, fail to install, then download the same 4GB update over and over again. By the time I finally found this in my update history it had done that 15 times.
Now they have removed the ability to stop it from W10 home. Then they wonder why we hate them. Oh, and by the way, if you edit your system to stop this activity expect them to remove your changes when they do another major update, so you have to do it all over again. To add insult to injury, I had a nice utility program for updating all my machines called Portable Update.
But recent windows updates somehow no longer will work with that utility. This problem has plagued me as well. I have installed the creators version and it keeps uninstalling itself and telling me I have to update again.
I did everything on this thread with not luck and I finally resolved it. Basically I:. Apparently this is the file that does the damage and this keeps it from running. I have had this in place for over a week and while I occasionally get messages that say "There is an update" I just open the window and close it and I'm done. The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow.
No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. In Options , if any options are listed, retain the default values or modify them as needed. To save your changes and proceed to the next setting, select Apply , and then select Next Setting.
The following table summarizes key differences between the current and past versions of WSUS that are relevant to this article. Group Policy extension or extension of Group Policy A collection of settings in Group Policy that control how users and computers to whom the policies apply can configure and use various Windows services and features. Administrators can use WSUS with Group Policy for client-side configuration of the Automatic Updates client, to help ensure that users can't disable or circumvent corporate update policies.
Client configuration can also be applied by using a local group policy or by modifying the Windows registry. You can't manage WSUS on a replica server.
Microsoft Update A Microsoft internet site that stores and distributes updates for Windows computers device drivers , Windows operating systems, and other Microsoft software products.
For example, metadata supplies information for the properties of an update so you can find out what the update is useful for. Metadata also includes Microsoft Software License Terms. The metadata package downloaded for an update is typically much smaller than the update file package.
A WSUS infrastructure enables you to manage updates for computers on your network to install. You can use WSUS to approve or decline updates before release, to force updates to install by a certain date, and to obtain extensive reports on what updates each computer on your network requires. You can configure WSUS to approve certain classes of updates automatically including critical updates, security updates, service packs, and drivers. WSUS also enables you to approve updates for detection only, so that you can see what computers will require a particular update without having to install the update.
Based on network security and configuration, the administrator can determine how many other servers connect directly to Microsoft Update. Windows Update is also the name of a service that runs on Windows computers and detects, downloads, and installs updates. Feedback Submit and view feedback for. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No.
Any additional feedback? Note This article assumes that you already use and are familiar with Group Policy. Note If the Configure Automatic Updates policy setting is set to Disabled , this policy has no effect. Note If the Configure Automatic Updates policy setting is disabled or is not configured, this policy setting has no effect. Note Updates from a service other than an intranet Microsoft update service must always be signed by Microsoft. Note This policy is not supported on Windows RT.
Note If the No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations policy setting is enabled, this policy has no effect. Note The Specify intranet Microsoft update service location setting must be enabled for this policy to have effect.
Note This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. Note This policy applies only when the computer is configured to connect to an intranet update service by using the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location policy setting.
Note This policy applies only when this computer is configured to support the specified target group names in WSUS. Important This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. Note This setting is related to option 4 in Configure Automatic Updates.
Note If the operating computer's power-wake policy is explicitly disabled, this setting has no effect. Note By default, unless otherwise noted, these settings are not configured. Note To perform these procedures, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group or its equivalent. Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. Windows operating systems that are still within their Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle.
Specifies that updates are not immediately installed. Local administrators can change this setting by using the Local Group Policy Editor. Specifies that Automatic Updates immediately installs updates after they're downloaded and ready to install. Specifies that users will always see an Account Control window and require elevated permissions to do these tasks. A local administrator can change this setting by using the Local Group Policy Editor.
Specifies that Windows Automatic Update and Microsoft Update will include non-administrators when determining which signed-in user will receive update notifications. Non-administrative users will be able to install all optional, recommended, and important update content for which they received a notification.
Users won't see a User Account Control window. Users don't need elevated permissions to install these updates, except in the case of updates that contain changes to the user interface, Microsoft Software License Terms, or Windows Update settings. Specifies that only logged-on administrators receive update notifications. Specifies that updates from an intranet Microsoft update service location must be signed by Microsoft. Specifies that Automatic Updates accepts updates received through an intranet Microsoft update service location if they're signed by a certificate found in the local computer's Trusted Publishers certificate store.
Specifies that a restart timer will always begin immediately after Windows Update installs important updates, instead of first notifying users on the sign-in screen for at least two days. Specifies that the use of automatic updates is not specified at the Group Policy level. However, a computer administrator can still configure automatic updates in Control Panel. Specifies that Windows recognizes when the computer is online and uses its internet connection to search Windows Update for available updates.
Specifies that any client updates that are available from the public Windows Update service must be manually downloaded from the internet and installed. Specifies that after updates are installed, the default wait time of 15 minutes will elapse before any scheduled restart occurs. Specifies that when the installation is finished, a scheduled restart will occur after the specified number of minutes has expired. Specifies that Install Updates and Shut Down will be the default option in the Shut Down Windows dialog if updates are available for installation at the time the user selects the Shut Down option to shut down the computer.
If you enable this policy setting, the user's last shutdown choice for example, Hibernate or Restart is the default option in the Shut Down Windows dialog, regardless of whether the Install Updates and Shut Down option is available on the What do you want the computer to do?
Starting with Windows Server R2, Windows 8. Specifies that computers can retrieve information from public update services such as Windows Update and the Microsoft Store. Specifies that Windows will no longer connect to public update services such as Windows Update or the Microsoft Store. This will cause most functionality of the Microsoft Store app to stop working. Specifies that the Install Updates and Shut Down option is available in the Shut Down Windows dialog if updates are available when the user selects the Shut Down option to shut down the computer.
A local administrator can change this setting by using a local policy. Specifies that Install Updates and Shut Down won't appear as a choice in the Shut Down Windows dialog, even if updates are available for installation when the user selects the Shut Down option to shut down the computer. Specifies that the Install Updates and Shut Down option will be the default option in the Shut Down Windows dialog if updates are available for installation at the time the user selects the Shut Down option to shut down the computer.
Specifies that no target group information is sent to WSUS. Specifies that the specified target group information is sent to WSUS, which uses it to determine which updates should be deployed to this computer. If WSUS supports multiple target groups, you can use this policy to specify multiple group names, separated by semicolons, if you've added the target group names in the computer group list in WSUS.
Otherwise, a single group must be specified. Windows Update does not wake the computer from hibernation to install updates. Windows Update wakes the computer from hibernation to install updates under the previously listed conditions.
Specifies that Automatic Updates will notify the user that the computer will automatically restart in five minutes to complete the installation.
Some updates require the computer to be restarted before the updates will take effect. If the status is set to Enabled , Automatic Updates won't restart a computer automatically during a scheduled installation if a user is signed in to the computer. Instead, Automatic Updates will notify the user to restart the computer. A scheduled restart occurs 10 minutes after the prompt-for-restart message is dismissed. Specifies that after a prompt for restart is postponed, a scheduled restart will occur after the specified number of minutes elapses.
Specifies that a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started. Specifies that a scheduled installation that did not happen earlier will occur the specified number of minutes after the computer is next started. Specifies that the client connects to the specified WSUS server, instead of Windows Update, to search for and download updates. Specifies that Automatic Updates will continue to deliver important updates if it's already configured to do so.
Users on computers that are running Windows 7 are not offered messages for optional applications. Users on computers that are running Windows Vista are not offered messages for optional applications or updates. A local administrator can change this setting by using Control Panel or a local policy.
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