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Q&A How to stop all automatic Windows Update restarts on a Windows 10 Pro machine?

You can pause updates for a while, which should be good enough for your use case. The following looks like it'll work on at least Windows 10 21H1 Pro. Go into Settings -> Windows Update, and se...

posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Canina‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Canina‭ · 2021-06-10T17:12:52Z (over 3 years ago)
  • You can pause updates for a while, which should be good enough for your use case. The following looks like it'll work on at least Windows 10 21H1 Pro.
  • Go into Settings -> Windows Update, and click **Pause updates for [X] days**.
  • When the task is complete, it's probably a good idea to manually go back into Windows Update settings and select to resume updates.
  • Alternatively, also under Settings -> Windows Update, you can go into **Advanced options** to manually select the pause duration.
  • You can pause updates for a while, which should be good enough for your use case. The following looks like it'll work on at least Windows 10 21H1 Pro.
  • Go into Settings -> Windows Update, and select **Pause updates for [X] days**.
  • When the task is complete, it's probably a good idea to manually go back into Windows Update settings and select to resume updates.
  • Alternatively, also under Settings -> Windows Update, you can go into **Advanced options** to manually select the pause duration.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Canina‭ · 2021-06-10T17:11:12Z (over 3 years ago)
You can pause updates for a while, which should be good enough for your use case. The following looks like it'll work on at least Windows 10 21H1 Pro.

Go into Settings -> Windows Update, and click **Pause updates for [X] days**.

When the task is complete, it's probably a good idea to manually go back into Windows Update settings and select to resume updates.

Alternatively, also under Settings -> Windows Update, you can go into **Advanced options** to manually select the pause duration.