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Windows 10 has an out of the box feature to mark connections as metered which disables automatic updates.

• ultrarunner 7y ago
  On Ethernet which ultimately has a cellular uplink?
  • DanBC 7y ago
    Yes, but this is something that needs to be set. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028458/windows-metered-connections-in-windows-10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028458/windows-met...
  • aeyes 7y ago
    Yes, you can set it on any connection. It can also be set as a group policy.
• wtallis 7y ago
  > which disables automatic updates. Except for the ones Microsoft thinks are really important to push to you.
  • zdragnar 7y ago
    Really? I spent a year with that on (satellite for awhile, then 4g lye data) and never saw an update automatically go through.
• thetinguy 7y ago
  Based on the discussion linked in the article Ubuntu does as well.
• deleted 7y ago
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