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How to stop Windows 10 updates

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Ronski:
Something occurred to me today,  and that is that W10 will not download updates on a metered connection, instead giving you a download button to choose when to download, don't think you can choose what to download though.

You can't set a wired connection as metered,  but there is a hack.

Setting a connection as metered may affect other things.

http://www.howtogeek.com/226722/how-when-and-why-to-set-a-connection-as-metered-on-windows-10/

Bowdon:
I noticed when I did the update it had me do all the other updates too before it would setup the anniversary update. So if the small ones can be stopped then it probably wont attempt the big update.

kitz:

--- Quote ---You can't set a wired connection as metered,  but there is a hack.
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Bit of a performance messing in the registry for those people using a PC from home on an ISP with caps.

http://www.howtogeek.com/262477/how-to-set-an-ethernet-connection-as-metered-in-windows-8-and-10/

Bad foresight from Microsoft :(

Chrysalis:
Group Policy to manage updates worked on pro until the AU update, now is silently blocked.

The educational version is fully unlocked like enterprise, get one of those and it runs like windows legacy, no forced updates, no os reinstalls and full policy editor control, as a bonus you also get applocker and unlocked access to network tuning (nagle algorithm etc).

Set-NetTCPSetting  -  this can be used to view TCP parameters
Get-NetTCPSetting  -  this can be used to set TCP parameters

The Get command is locked on consumer windows. :(

Been honest my win10 testing rig has now been moved to another role since 2 days ago, I consider win10 a lost cause currently, and cannot see myself using it for several years at least.

Weaver:
Referring to that useful tip
    http://www.howtogeek.com/262477/how-to-set-an-ethernet-connection-as-metered-in-windows-8-and-10/

Does anyone know how to set the permissions on the registry key back to something safer, as that article would have you leaving the key as writable, when I believe it had read-only status before. (Mind you, a malicious app running as an administrator could of course simply take ownership on it to gain access anyway. So of course, simply don't ever log on as an admin. I don't.)

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