20201113 Update: Recently, it was found that the method of modifying the system time can greatly extend the pause update time, and the operation steps are simpler and more stable than the method below. It is recommended that friends with related needs adopt this method.
See: Teach you a trick, the magical way to suspend Win10 updates for N years
Warning: It is recommended to delay the system time by 3-5 years. A series of uncontrollable problems may occur after the system time is changed to 2038. Don't ask for trouble.
- As we all know, win10 cancels the permission of individual users (home version/education version/...) to turn off system updates, and computers running the above-mentioned Win10 versions will be forced to receive system update pushes regularly. If the installation of updates in the background is only a drag on performance, then improper operation when the restart prompt pops up may cause a series of human tragedies for "victims of genuine software"; This kind of thunder bug also makes Windows users who update in real time complain.
- The so-called "the height of the road is one foot, and the height of the magic is one foot", with the start of MS's forced system update process, tools and methods for blocking update pushes have emerged in an endless stream. However, various methods have more or less limitations, not only applicable to A small number of specific system versions are cumbersome to operate and require regular manual operations, or need to stay in the background for a long time, which poses a security risk... It can be said that the third-party tools that claim to be able to block updates are still in a very useful state and fail from time to time The function is difficult for people to use with peace of mind and stability. At this time, I have to say that only magic can defeat magic.
- The above is the background. This time, the author will share the win10 update blocking method that I have figured out. I refer to several current mainstream blocking methods and use some mechanisms of windows itself. Although fully automatic shielding has not been realized, the long-term effective cleaning system can be exchanged for only one operation per month, which is worth the fare.
- (Note: This article is operated under Windows 10 version 1903. Large version differences may lead to different operation details. Please refer to it as appropriate)
1. Step 1: Cut off the network connection of the computer
Since the Internet environment is different, everyone can choose the method of disconnecting the Internet that suits them.
2. Step 2: Open Windows Settings, click "Update and Security"
3. The third step: Select to continue updating in Windows update (if it detects that there is a system update to be installed in this step, install it first and then proceed). Since the computer is offline, in most cases it will prompt " Encountered an error" (see the picture below), you can ignore it at this time.
4. Step 4: Move the cursor down and click "Advanced Options". First, turn off the "Update Notifications" above; then select the date that is farthest from now in the "Pause Updates" drop-down menu.
- In fact, after completing the above four steps, you only need to repeat the operation regularly every month to extend the suspension update period indefinitely, and you can block most of the "monthly cumulative updates". However, for a small number of "security updates" or "major updates" defined by MS, this method will still cause fish to slip through the net; the reason is that even if a period for suspending updates is set, MS will still silently send the above-mentioned updates during normal computer network use. The push of the special update will give the user a BIG SURPRISE when the "Continue to update" button in "Step 3" is clicked next time. (cover face manually)
- Based on the magical operation of MS above, additional system settings are required, see below.
5. Step 5: Disable "Windows Update" and "Windows Update Medic Service" in "System Services"
- These are two services related to system updates. The former is used to monitor system update pushes. In my impression, he has always been present in all generations of WIndows. The latter is a "big gift" prepared by MS for individual users who want to block system updates. As the name suggests, this service is used to "treat" "Windows Update". When you disable "Windows Update" in "Services", the latter restarts it on some mysterious node.
- The magic of the latter lies in: First, users cannot directly disable "Windows Upda Medic Service" in "System Services"; secondly, even if "Windows Upda Medic Service" is disabled by modifying the registry, after a certain node It also automatically "resurrects".
- So in fact, disabling "Windows Update" and "Windows Update Medic Service" in "System Services" is essentially a false proposition, and we need to modify the registry to achieve the purpose.
6. The sixth step is to generate a .reg file for disabling system update-related services.
- The .reg file is dedicated to the modification of the Windows registry. Some "computer housekeepers" may report viruses and errors, but don't worry about it. The registry parameters for disabling "Windows Update" and "Windows Update Medic Service" are released below. Create a new blank Notepad file, paste the code below into it, and change the suffix ".txt" to ".reg".
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@WaaSMedicSvc.dll,-101"
"DisplayName"="@WaaSMedicSvc.dll,-100"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"FailureActions"=hex:84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,00,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,77,00,75,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,20,00,2d,00,70,00,00,00
"LaunchProtected"=dword:00000002
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,68,00,61,00,6e,00,\
67,00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\
00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,\
73,00,6f,00,6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,\
65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,69,00,74,00,\
79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,\
00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,\
6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000004
"Type"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
57,00,61,00,61,00,73,00,4d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,63,00,53,00,76,00,63,00,2e,\
00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"ServiceMain"="ServiceMain"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,78,00,00,00,84,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,00,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,48,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,\
01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="@%systemroot%\\system32\\wuaueng.dll,-106"
"DisplayName"="Windows Update"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"FailureActions"=hex:00,5c,26,05,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,20,00,2d,00,70,00,00,\
00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,\
00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,\
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00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,\
6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,\
00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,\
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00,61,00,74,00,65,00,53,00,79,00,6d,00,62,00,6f,00,6c,00,69,00,63,00,4c,00,\
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00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,\
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00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000004
"SvcMemHardLimitInMB"=dword:000000f6
"SvcMemMidLimitInMB"=dword:000000a7
"SvcMemSoftLimitInMB"=dword:00000058
"Type"=dword:00000020
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,75,00,61,00,75,00,65,00,6e,00,67,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"ServiceMain"="WUServiceMain"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,78,00,00,00,84,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,00,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,48,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,\
01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo\0]
"Type"=dword:00000005
"Action"=dword:00000001
"Guid"=hex:e6,ca,9f,65,db,5b,a9,4d,b1,ff,ca,2a,17,8d,46,e0
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo\1]
"Type"=dword:00000005
"Action"=dword:00000001
"Guid"=hex:c8,46,fb,54,89,f0,4c,46,b1,fd,59,d1,b6,2c,3b,507. In the seventh step, put the .reg file into the system startup directory.
- The system startup directory is used to achieve the following purpose: every time you start up, Windows will run all the files in this directory after startup. Its location in Win10 is shown in the figure below (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp). Put the copy of the .reg file generated in the previous step into this directory. (It may prompt that administrator privileges are required, just give it)
8. Summary
- After completing the above steps, "Windows Update" and "Windows Update Medic Service" will be disabled by executing the registry file every time the system is turned on. At this time, the system will not silently accept any update pushes in the background.
- All we need to do is to repeat the first four steps on a regular basis, and each time we can extend the period of suspending Windows updates by 35 days to achieve the purpose of blocking system updates.
- Supplement: The author does not encourage everyone to block system updates. In fact, receiving system updates regularly, especially security updates, is beneficial to the long-term stable use of our computers. However, MS's miraculous operation turned the update service, which could have been regarded as a benefit, into a burden, and instead caused unnecessary troubles again and again; Those who want to get rid of the system update push harassment provide a feasible reference method.