Purpose
This documents describes how to disable Automatic Updates in Windows 10 build 1607 and 1703.
Solution
Note: You must create these registry keys manually
1. Click Start, click Run, and then type regedit in the Open box.
2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
3. Add the following settings:
- Value name: NoAutoUpdate
Value data: 0 or 1
- 0: Automatic Updates is enabled (default).
- 1: Automatic Updates is disabled.
Registry Value Type: Reg_DWORD
- Value name: AUOptions
Value data: 1 to 4
- 1: Keep my computer up to date has been disabled in Automatic Updates.
- 2: Notify of download and installation.
- 3: Automatically download and notify of installation.
- 4: Automatically download and scheduled installation.
Registry Value Type: Reg_DWORD
Additional Information
This method contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/322756
Affected Products
Windows 10 Build 1607
Windows 10 Build 1703