The Best Way to Disable Windows Updates（Least Destructive to The System and Easiest to Revert）

 I'd like to share a method to disable Windows Updates that is least destructive to the system and easiest to revert.

Windows Update Pause

The fully automatic method involves using this software：https://link-hub.net/1394003/xekI6mJhbk5W

This tool has no complicated parameter settings, requires no command line input, and doesn’t even need to be installed. After downloading and unzipping the file, simply double-click the program file to use it.

Once the software is opened, just enter the "number of days you want to pause updates" in the input box (for example, enter 1000 days), then click the blue button labeled "One-Click Modify".

Finally, go to your computer’s system settings, find Update & Security ⇨ Windows Update ⇨ check the box for "Pause Updates"

and then select the duration you want to pause for. As shown in the image below, after I set it to 1000 days, you can see that the update pause can be scheduled until 2028. (You can definitely set it to a longer period, such as 10,000 days.)

One advantage of this tool is that it doesn’t damage the update function. If you want to resume updates, just click "Resume Updates".

This method not only prevents interruptions from forced updates but also keeps you in control of installing critical system security updates.

Manual Implementation Method

In fact, the above software simply helps you quickly modify the system registry. If you don’t feel secure using the software, you can completely perform the modification manually on your own.

Press Win + R on your keyboard, type "regedit" and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following directory：Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings

Right-click on the "Settings" entry, select "New", and then create a DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Name this new value：FlightSettingsMaxPauseDays

Next, double-click this value, change the "Base" to Decimal, and then enter the number of days you want to pause updates (for example, 10,000 days).

After completing these steps, you will be able to select an update pause period of over 1000 weeks in the system update settings.