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I have one Ubuntu one Windows at home, Windows made me update again today (last time a week or two ago) - took forty minutes. Next PC will have Ubuntu on it too
by ximeng 9y ago
I have one Ubuntu one Windows at home, Windows made me update again today (last time a week or two ago) - took forty minutes. Next PC will have Ubuntu on it too.
- vezycash 9y agoTurn off the update service. And there's three settings to make sure it doesn't reactivate itself. I held of updates for two years. Long story short: you can still decide when you want to update Windows - 10 steps instead of one.
- walterbell 9y agoDoes that work on all versions of Windows 10?
- vezycash 9y agoYes it does. Detailed Steps: Open Computer Management After disabling the Windows Update service in the Computer Management Console, click on the Recovery Tab. There, turn first three options to "Take No Action." Else, the service will reactivate itself after a while. This way, you control when you want to update. Note: If you use Defender, manually turn on the Update Service when you want to update the definitions.
- walterbell 9y agoThanks! Defender updates can be downloaded separately and installed as a standalone executable.
- yellowapple 9y ago> Turn off the update service. That seems risky security-wise. I'll just stick to my Linux machines, which update without bringing me down for half an hour.