In essence, automatic updates should be a good thing,
some of them seemed troublesome and create more triubles than ease.
Several issues have already been encountered by users since that time
when Windows Update was launched. These include an unstable graphics
driver which causes the monitor to suddenly switch off, a buggy security
patch which in turn corrupted Windows Explorer and a patch which causes
Windows 10 PCs to crash repeatedly. The said patch is identified as
KB3081424.
During the patch's update process, it would suddenly show a failed warning
before giving out a message to the user. It then says , "We couldn't
complete the updates, undoing the changes." Since there's no way of stopping Windows 10 updates, installing KB3081424 only ends up in a series of system reboots.
Luckily, there are now ways that have been uncovered in order to perpetually avoid the
annoyance brought by such updates type.For users who had the same trouble of installing KB3081424, they can do
these steps in order to get rid of the annoying registry entry.
The Smaller Picture
first need to type "regedit" in the Start menu.
Next, in the opened window, users should navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
\ProfileList.
Since the task on hand is risky, users should also backup the registry key.
This can be done by highlighting the ProfileList, clicking File and Export and
then choosing a backup name.
The next step is to scan through the ProfileList IDs and then delete those
found with ProfileImagePath.
Lastly, they need to close regedit and then reboot.
If these steps are followed properly, there shouldn't be an issue the next
time that the user tries to install KB3081424.
The Bigger Picture
At least three methods exists that users can choose from in order to
stop this automatic updates on Windows 10. These are mostly applicable to
those updates that are delivered through the Windows Update Service.
The first option is to "Stop the Windows Update Service."
In order to do this, the user should first open the Run command and then
type "services.msc" before pressing the "Enter" key. The Services list would
then appear. From here, the user should find the Windows Update service
and then open it. Under the General tab, the user should change "Startup
Type" into "Disabled." Lastly, he needs to restart his PC.
Re-enabling Windows Update is done using the same steps except in that
part when the user has to change the "Startup Type." In this case, it should
be changed into "Automatic."
The second option is to "Setup a Metered Connection."
The user needs to open the Settings app. Next, he should open the section
called "Network & Internet." Afterwards, he should open "WiFi" and then
click "Advanced Options." Lastly, he needs to look for the words that say
"Set as metered connection" and then toggle it to "On."
The third and last option is the "Group Policy Editor."
The first thing to do is to open the Run command and then type
"gpedit.msc before pressing "Enter." Next step is navigating to these four
areas: Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows
Components and Windows Update. Upon reaching the latter, the user needs
to open it, look for "Configure Automatic Updates" and change the setting
to "2 - Notify for download and notify for install." Afterwards, the user
should open the Settings app and then navigate to: Update and Security,
Windows Updates. He should then click "Check for Updates" and then
restart his PC.
The Group Policy Editor is only applicable to certain editions such as
Windows 10 Education, Enterprise and Pro. For users who don't have group
policy access, they can do the following steps.
1. Open the Run command and then type "regedit" before pressing "Enter."
2. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Wi
3. Create a "32-bit DWORD" value called "AuOptions." Under "Value Data,"
type "2" and then click "OK."
4. Open the Settings app and navigate to: Update and Security, Windows
Updates. Click "Check for updates."
5. Restart.
Pls comment if any of this works for you...if ya have uncovered alternatively route paths please do share...thank ya!
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