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So I've tried the following:

  • Disabled the Windows Update Service
  • Enabled No auto-restart with logged o users for scheduled automatic update
  • Set Windows Update to Notify to Schedule Restart and Defer Upgrade
  • In Power Options, disabled Wake Timers under Sleep
  • In Task Scheduler > Microsoft > Windows > UpdateOrchestrator disabled Reboot task

Yet it never fails to wake up at 6 AM sharp, starting up the computer and running all the fans at full power... waking ME up because it's in the same room.

Is there a way to completely remove this stupid automatic update? I don't know why something so simple requires so much effort to do.

Jack
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  • You can't disable Windows Update on Windows 10 Hime or Windows 10 Professional ( only defer updates on Professional ) – Ramhound Mar 09 '16 at 14:41
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    use this 3rd party tool: http://superuser.com/a/1024799/174557 and here you can disable automatic update. – magicandre1981 Mar 09 '16 at 16:36
  • Welcome to the world of Microsoft's Windows 10...... – Moab Mar 09 '16 at 17:41
  • @Ramhound - Isn't that a bit misleading? There are ways to do so. One that comes to mind is setting your WIFI connections to "metered". Correct me if I misunderstand your message. – Bort Mar 09 '16 at 19:00
  • Is it really about Windows Update at all? It never fails to wake up at 6AM sharp? Sounds like you're getting updates every day but that can't be true? What if you disable the network adapters before going to sleep? – Tom Yan Mar 09 '16 at 19:08
  • @Bort - How is it misleading. So you set the connection to metered, Windows will not update, until your not on a metered connection. End Result: Windows Update is enabled. You you can defer updates in Windows 10 Professional for a period of time, eventually, you are forced to install them. End Result: Windows Update is enabled. The best option would be to use WSUS (or MiniTool) which lets you push the updates you want to your system., when you want them, but you can do that with Windows Update also. – Ramhound Mar 09 '16 at 19:08
  • I suspect the underline problem. of the machine attempting to update at 6AM, could be fixed by manually modifying the task itself or setting it to update a different time. – Ramhound Mar 09 '16 at 19:10
  • Any other tasks in Task Scheduler > Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate? – Systemmanic Mar 09 '16 at 22:05

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Group Policy If your version of Windows 10 has Group Policy, you can also change some settings using the Group Policy Editor. Run gpedit and navigate to the following policy setting:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.

Select *Enabling Windows Power management to Automatically Wake up the system to Install Scheduled updates *

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To disable the scheduled task

Step 1: Open Windows search with the Windows Key + S

Step 2: Type or paste Task Scheduler into the search field

Task Scheduler

Step 3: Delete or disable all instances of Windows update

Disable the update service in Windows 10 Pro You can disable the update service in Windows 10 Pro I'm not sure about Home version

Step 1: Press the Windows Key + R

Step 2: Type or copy paste services.msc into run command Run Command Box

Step 3: Select OK at the UAC prompt and scroll down to Windows update

Services.msc scroll box

Step 4: Double click on Windows update and in Windows Update properties set the Start-up Type to Disable then press OK

Windows Update properties

Step 5: Restart your computer to apply the settings

user221429
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    This would stop the Windows Update service, it does not remove the requirement, of staying update. Of course on the other hand the author clearly indicate that they already disabled the service you indicate they should disable. – Ramhound Mar 09 '16 at 18:32
  • That services screenshot is comedy. On a serious note tho this would completely disable the Windows updater service which I wouldn't recommend. – Systemmanic Mar 09 '16 at 18:41
  • @Geditdk He didn't ask for what's recommended – user221429 Mar 09 '16 at 18:45
  • @Ramhound I edited my answer – user221429 Mar 09 '16 at 18:56
  • @user221429 - He also already tried what you originally described. – Ramhound Mar 09 '16 at 19:06
  • @Ramhound Added another edit for Gpedit – user221429 Mar 09 '16 at 19:15
  • Performed all steps above a while ago, today Windows Update disabled service started on it's own and started installing updates.... – Alex G Sep 23 '17 at 03:26
  • As of this writing other Windows services re-enable Windows update if you disable it, and you cannot disable those services. This answer was correct, but has been overruled by the -- I am going to say it -- excess arrogance of the chief engineers of Windows. It is patently anti-user to force a disabled service back on via other services which cannot be disabled. A possible workaround is setting the update service to run as user "guest." – r_alex_hall Nov 14 '19 at 17:35