With tiny program Windows Update Blocker (WUB) by Sordum you can disable Windows updates but you also disable Microsoft Store with it.
BEWARE not to disable Windows updates permanently but enable it at very least couple couple of times a month, updates are very important!
Download & open Windows Update Blocker
- Opem your prefered web browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, Opera, … .
- In URL bar type sordum.org and press keyboard key Enter. You can also use search engine like Google, DuckDuckGo, … and search for sordum OR sordum wub.
- On main Sordum page on the right side find Windows Update Blocker and click on it with left mouse button.
- Scrool down untill you see gray Download button and click on it with left mouse button and wait couple of seconds, so the file (possibly Wub.zip) start downloading. In case it does not download, you can click Direct Download button with left mouse button.
- Unpack downloaded file with Windows or some other archive program like 7zip, WinRAR, … .
Open and block/unblock updates
- Among extracted files find file Wub_x64.exe and open it. In case you have 32-bit Windows operating system you will need to open Wub.exe and you will not be able to open Wub_x64.exe because you will get an error. It may take little bit of time to open the program, so please be patient.
- In the new window check the circle near Disable Updates.
- MAKE SURE checkbox near Protect Services Settings is checked!
- Click Apply Now with Left mouse button and wait untill process is done.
In case you want to enable updates just select the circle near Enable Updates, MAKE SURE checkbox near Protect Services Settings is checked and click Apply Now with Left mouse button and wait untill process is done.
Because this program does not install but it is portable, you can copy the folder with the program files where ever you want.