Then maybe only give it access to the LAN so it's easier to get data off of it. There's also a hacky workaround where you disable all of 5 services that relate

Then maybe only give it access to the LAN so it's easier to get data off of it. There's also a hacky workaround where you disable all of 5 services that relate to Windows Update to effectively prevent Windows from knowing updating software is a thing. You do have to edit the registry manually to do this. If you leave at least one, it'll turn the other ones back on. This is a very much malware-like behavior tbh. And, of course, do this at your own risk because Windows is written in C and known for containing obscene numbers of nasty vulnerabilities resulting from manual memory mismanagement.