This is a simple no-nonsense script to pause Windows update until 2040. Pretty much allowing you to update whenever you want instead of waking up to a rebooted machine.
Note
Depending on your machine's configuration, you may be able to double-click the .reg file and auto-install it.
- Download the
.regfile to your computer. - Right click on the file and select
Open With - Select
Registry Editor - Click
Yeswhen prompted if you're sure you wish to continue - In Windows, click
Start->Run-> typecontrol updateand press ENTER. - Near the
Pause Updatessection, click the dropdown and select how long you want updates to pause for. - Keep the script somewhere in case you need to reinstall / wipe your machine.
I was tired of the complicated methods. I don't like having my machine reboot and me not being able to control Windows Update. It's my biggest pet peeve with Windows. This script makes my life so much easier because now I don't have to deal with it. The point was just to have a stupid simple solution using a script anyone can open in notepad and view the code. Without fear of viruses and people injecting crap onto your system. Enjoy.
Yes, I get it. "Thou shalt not leave thy computer outdated too long". I don't. But I keep certain apps running for work, and they can remain open for days as I work on a project. I don't like waking up to my entire machine sitting at user sign-in. I like to work on my projects, and then once I have some spare time, I'll run updates when I want to, not when the machine decides to.