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> Despite we trying everything to disable updates, the thing updates itself, reset several configurations, and reboot the machine. There's actually a permanent

> Despite we trying everything to disable updates, the thing updates itself, reset several configurations, and reboot the machine. There's actually a permanent fix for this that I found on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aavocr/after_6_months_of_testing_this_in_my_company_i/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aavocr/after_6_mo... I've been using it for years and have never once gotten a notification or nag screen about updates. You can still update whenever you want — no rebooting behind your back. The best part is that it's only one registry key which (ab)uses a Windows feature unrelated to Windows Update, so it's highly unlikely that they'll "fix" it any time soon.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago
Does good old: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001 ...not work anymore on Windows 10 Pro? It works on 1807 LTSC.
- kdrag0n 7y ago
  Not sure, I haven't actually tried other methods because I've always heard that they were unreliable or got "fixed" in later versions — never had to worry about the other one ceasing to work in the future.
  - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
    Well, for whatever it's worth, that registry setting has worked for me for years, across three different versions of LTSC. And it also happens to be the "official" Microsoft way to disable updates.