Windows Update Disabler

The one-click way to disable auto updates for good, without leaving leftover stuff running in the background.

WARNING

Before you run this script, you must check if Windows is fully updated and doesn't currently installing or downloading updates!

How to use?

Simple! Download the code as a zip, extract it and run "disable updates.bat" Windows will never update automatically again.

To undo all the changes, run "reenable updates.bat"

Manually update Windows

Tested for Windows 10 only:

Run "manual update.bat" to re-enable Windows Update Service (which is essential for installing updates)
Download Windows Update Assistant https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
After updating, uninstall the assistant
Rerun the disabler script

What it does

Disables Windows Update service (wuauserv)
Disables Update Orchestrator service (UsoSvc)
Disables Windows Update Medic service (WaaSMedicSvc)
Disables all update related scheduled tasks
Disallow auto-updates through registry

Why is PsExec needed?

Some of these services and scheduled tasks are protected from user accounts. With PsExec it is possible to run commands with elevated system privileges to bypass the restrictions.