The easiest way to permanently stop Windows 11 updates

 

As was the case in Windows 10, the latest version, Windows 11, receives periodic updates every month to address security vulnerabilities, fix bugs, improve overall system performance, and sometimes add new features. Because these updates are necessary, the system downloads them automatically as soon as they are released in order to provide the best possible use experience, but there are still some users who do not prefer that. It is true that updates are important, but they may cause compatibility problems with computer definitions, or consume part of the limited Internet package. As a result, you may be wondering if there is a way to stop automatic updates in Windows 11. Although we do not recommend taking this step at least to ensure that data is protected from recent vulnerabilities, but if you still want to move forward, we will explain all the ways through the following lines. Possible to disable the automatic update feature of Windows 11.

 

Enable pause updates

 

There is already within the system updates settings in Windows 11 an option that temporarily disables receiving any new updates for a maximum of five weeks, so if you are trying to avoid downloading a specific update, you do not need to permanently disable the automatic updates feature. This option is available for Windows 11 Home and Pro versions alike. All you have to do is open the “Settings” application from the Start menu or press the Win + I  keys together on the keyboard, then go to the “Windows Update” section from the menu. collateral. On the next page, under the "More Options" section, you will find an option called "Pause updates", so click on the drop-down menu in front of it and choose from it the period of pausing from one week to 5 weeks.

 

After completion, Windows 11 will not download any new updates, but this is not a permanent solution. Once the period expires, you will not be able to re-activate this option again until after the system finishes downloading and installing all the missed updates throughout this period. Or if you want to resume the updates before the period ends, click on the “Resume updates” button.

 

Disable update download service in windows 11

 

This method relies on disabling the service responsible for checking, downloading, and installing new updates in the background, whether for the operating system, definitions, or applications, and thus Windows 11 updates are permanently and permanently eliminated. All we need is to run the Windows Services tool included in the system, by pressing the Win + R keys together. When the Run window appears, type [services.msc] and press Enter.

 

The "Services" window will appear, which allows the user to control all Windows services. Now scroll down until you find a service called “Windows Update.” Right-click on it and select “Properties.” From the pop-up window, press the Stop button under Service status, and select the Disabled option from the Startup type menu so that the service is not permanently disabled. Finally, you press the OK button, and from now on, Windows 11 will not be able to check for updates automatically, unless you do it manually by pressing the "Check for updates" button.

 

Change the automatic update policy in Windows 11

 

Users can also control the Windows 11 automatic updates policy and disable it permanently using the Group Policy Editor tool built into Windows, which allows the Administrator Account to control Windows features, applications, and even services. This tool is only available in the Pro and Enterprise version, however, the tool can also be run in the Home version, but in an unofficial way, as we explained in a previous article. Anyway, all you have to do is press Win + S, type "group policy" in the search field, and then press Open to bring up the Local Group Policy Editor window. Then go to the following path:

 

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end user experience

 

Then, after accessing the Manage end-user experience, double-click on the right side on Configure Automatic Updates to open the properties window. In this window, select the Disabled option and do not change the rest of the other settings, just press the OK button to save the changes. As such, Windows 11 will stop downloading and installing updates automatically.

Then, after accessing the Manage end-user experience, double-click on the right side on Configure Automatic Updates to open the properties window. In this window, select the Disabled option and do not change the rest of the other settings, just press the OK button to save the changes. As such, Windows 11 will stop downloading and installing updates automatically.

 

Use an external program to disable updates

 

In the event that you are looking for an easier way to stop automatic Windows 11 updates, you can download an external program that will do all the previous steps for you and ensure that you do not download any new system updates. There are already a large number of programs that permanently cut off updates from the Windows system and provide the user with a simple way to control it, but we recommend WindowsUpdate Blocker as completely free and easy to use as it has a clean user interface that contains control buttons in addition to supporting all versions of the system Windows.

 

All you have to do after downloading the program is to decompress the operating files and then double-click on the file named "wub.exe" to display the main window of the program. From here, select the "Disable Updates" option, then press the "Apply Now" button. In addition, press the "Menu" button to access a menu with more options to control everything related to Windows updates, which you can check if you want.