With Win Update Stop you can manually disable or enable automatic Windows updates for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 [32\64-bit]. Sometimes you may want to stop Windows updates so you can choose when to download and install new Windows updates.
Using Win Update Stop you can manually disable or enable automatic Windows updates for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 [32\64-bit]. Sometimes you may want to stop Windows updates so you can choose when to download and install new Windows updates.
Windows updates are very important but they are also known to occasionally create some incompatibilities or problems with the Operating System and the applications installed. Use Win Update Stop to block Windows updates and re-enable them when you desire.
There is no built-in option to permanently disable automatic Windows updates via Control Panel or Settings App in Windows 10, and by default Windows automatically installs any update found. Win Update Stop allows you to stop Windows updates with one click.
Win Update Stop is a simple tool to disable and stop Windows updates. The software supports Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. You can control Win Update Stop from the user interface or from command line.
The user interface is the most convenient way to turn off Windows updates. Win Update Stop offers also quick access to Windows system tools including Windows Updates, Registry Editor, System Information, Windows Firewall, Disk Cleanup, Windows Services, Task Manager, Windows Features and UAC Settings. The Win Update Stop download contains installer for Windows.
Win Update Stop command line example
Disable Windows Updates
WinUpdateStop.exe /disableupdatesEnable Windows Updates
WinUpdateStop.exe /enableupdatesChangelog
Version 1.4
- The program now installs a Windows service to auto-disable Windows updates if they get re-enabled
- Removed the "portable version" due to the now-required Windows service
- Improved disabling of Windows Updates on Windows 10 1803 "April 2018 Update"
- You can now close the program [and its other windows/forms] via ESC key
- Added option to "Notify me if there is a new version available" [enabled by default]
- Added a simple help\FAQs file [open it from main menu Help -> Help File]
- Added a new option on main menu Help -> Check for Updates
- Added a new option on main menu System Tools
- Improved installer/uninstaller script
- Minor fixes and optimizations
- Using the tool to upgrade this PC to Windows 10 [click to show more or less information]
- Using the tool to create installation media [USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file] to install Windows 10 on a different PC [click to show more or less information]
- More download options
From the website: This application allows you to manually disable or enable automatic Windows Updates.
Sometimes you may want to stop Windows Updates so you can choose when to download and install new Windows Updates. As you know, Windows Updates are very important but they are also known to occasionally create some incompatibilities or problems with the Operating System and the applications installed. Use this utility to block Windows Updates and re-enable them when you desire.
Reactions: mkoundo, silversurfer, Gandalf_The_Grey and 3 others
No, not yet. I don't need to disable updates right now but lately, there have been issues with bluescreens, certain printer brands and the latest cumulative so I can def. understand why someone would want to use this, at least temporarily.
You can PM the developer if you want, to offer your idea of the timer.
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If they would add that timer in it, for WD, i would pay. Maybe. But for now Sledgehammer is way better, and free.
Have you tried it?
Request to devs: If not included, Add a timer to auto-enable Windows Updates after n time. User configurable time.
Edit: It's not free after 30 days.
Wanting money for this, as is, is ridiculous when there are a lot of programs that does that for free. As simple as.
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Thanks @plat1098 Here are the latest changes:
NoVirusThanks Win Update Stop 1.5 Released
Website
+ Improved support for Windows 10 20H2 64/32-bit + By default the program runs in 30-days trial mode + Automate product activation via setup.exe command-line /LICENSEKEY= + Added option to "Keep Windows Defender updated while updates are disabled" + Added option to export/import/reset settings + Added option to update program settings from a URL [Enterprise features] + Exported program settings can be used in the Enterprise features + Added option to auto-update product to new versions + Improved procedure to re-enable Windows Updates + Fixed freezing of GUI while enabling/disabling Windows Updates + Integrated NoVirusThanks License Manager + Improved installer/uninstaller script + Changed End User License Agreement [EULA]
+ Minor fixes and optimizations
Changelog
Download Some information from the dev on wilders:
A discount code can be found in this wilders post.
The product is now commercial but it has some advantages: all exe files are always digitally signed, we will add new features [we recently added option to keep Windows Defender up-to-date while Windows Updates are disabled], we introduced Enterprise features [useful to control Win Update Stop from a single location - e.g you can disable or re-enable Windows Updates in thousands of PCs easily], the program can now auto-update to new versions automatically, we fixed all reported issues, we improved internal functions, issues will be fixed faster, etc.
This new version can be installed over-the-top on the old 1.4 version.
Last edited: Mar 15, 2021
Reactions: Venustus, plat1098, harlan4096 and 2 others
Just my two cents:
Why anyone should even consider to purchase a tool to stop Windows-Updates
Windows itself offers the option to postpone Windows-Updates for more or less than 30 days even on Windows Home.
OSArmor is fine as paid software, it's always active as real-time protection, anyway it's off-topic
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