Windows 11 and 10 offers less UI control over the updating behavior of the operating system than previous versions of Windows , There is no option to turn off Windows Updates using the Control Panel or Settings app in Windows 11 & 10, it checks for updates automatically and install any updates they find, whether you like it or not. This new feature is actually pretty convenient for most users. If you want control over the update process you can disable the Windows Update service . This requires that you open the Services manager, locate the service and change its startup parameter and status. You would then have to enable the service again whenever you want the operating system to check for updates (It does not look so easy).
Windows Update Blocker is a freeware that helps you to completely disable or enable Automatic Updates on your Windows system , with just a click of the button . This utility is portable, which means that you are no longer required to go through the installation process and no leftovers will remain on the HDD after its removal. if you place the program file to an external data device, you make it possible to take Windows Update Blocker everywhere with you and use it on any computer you come in contact with, who has things configured just right, and doesn’t want to take the chance that an update might mess up their system. This utility is for that person.
How it works
After downloading, extract Windows Update Blocker to your desired location, then run it
service status icon will show your windows Update service status , if you want to block Automatic Windows Updates Choose “Disable Service” And click “Apply Now” Button , Protect service setings can prevent Uncontrolled change (Recommended).
How to block any other service and protect the settings
Windows Update Blocker New version allow users to add any other service into Wub.ini file to block it , first please edit Wub.ini file and add your desired service name under the “dosvc=2,4” line , for example if you want to block “Windows Update medic Service” Please open services and find it
then click on it and copy the Service Name
Write or paste the service name under the dosvc=2,4 line
Finally open Windows Update Blocker and use “Apply now” button. If you want to delete recently added service after a while please follow these steps:
1. Open Windows Update Blocker and choose enable service option then use Apply now button.
2. Delete your desired service line from the Wub.ini file
3. Now you can choose disable service and Protect service settings options
Service List Options
Under Menu button there is a “Service List Options” choice if you click it , Service List Options popup window will be open. With this GUI you can easily control services which added to Wub.ini [Service_List] section. You can add Maximum 25 service to Wub.ini. Wuausrv service showing only for informational purposes therefore you can not edit it.
NOTE: If the windows update service doesn’t start or if there is a problem even though you have enabled windows updates, please restart your system and try again. When windows updates are turned off, some windows processes or programs may try to open and repair Windows updates, resulting in windows update being damaged. Please use the Windows Update Troubleshooter from Microsoft if the updates do not open after restarting the system.
Windows Update Blocker supports Command line options to automate Windows Update Blocker tasks :
NOTE: Wub software does not block Microsoft defender updates.
Supported operating systems: Windows 11 , Windows 10, Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 , Windows Vista ,Windows XP (32\64-bit).
Supported languages: English , Turkish , German , Hebrew , Slovenian , French , Russian , Portuguese , Italian , Polish , Spanish , Czech , Ukrainian , Greek , Hungarian , Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , Portuguese (brasil) , Thai , Arabic , Korean , Vietnamese , Japanese , Indonesian , Persian , Swedish , Thai , Georgian , Danish (Dansk), Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Serbian , Uzbek , Tajik , Abkhazian , Romanian , Slovak , Sinhalese, Macedonian , Croatian , Lithuanian ,Turkmen , Dutch (Nederland) , Dutch (Didier)
File: Wub_x64.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: 9d6778f7f274f7ecd4e7e875a7268b64
SHA1: 452fa439f1cc0b9fcc37cf4b8cfff96e8cc348aa
File: Wub.exe │ Virustotal
MD5: 82aff8883099cf75462057c4e47e88ac
SHA1: 68e2939f59b3869e9bd3ecc4aca3947649631bf8
Regarding my previous post about WaaSMedicSvc, it was a typing error on my part. Should have been “WaaSMedicSvc=3,4” but was by my error “WaaSMedicSvc 3,4” It works if typed properly. Sorry about that. Regarding the posts about the Update and Security tab crashing in 1809, it is happpening to me after updating to 1809. It is not the fault of Sordum Wub. It is a known microsoft bug per much that has been written since the release of 1809.
@Teo TS: There is no such error in our test systems , please try it on another Pc
Yesterday, I updated from Win 10 Home 1709 to Win 10 Home 1809 on one of my computers. I am unable to disable WaaSMedicSvc (Windows Update Medic Service) using WUB. It remains as manual trigger. On another computer running Win 10 Home 1803, WUB disables this service just fine. This is with WUB v1.1. The other services I want to disable on 1809 do so just fine, as they did on 1709 and 1803. Thank you for this great tool. It lets me update when I want to and not when microsoft wants we to, as well as them not hogging my internet connection.
Windows update blocker v1.1 run fine on my system (win 10 1809), but for v 1.2, I can’t even go into win update, I got kicked out, enable/disable win update blocker make no difference,
No problem on Windows 10 v.1607 (my actual system) with both version Windows Update Blocker v1.1 and v1.2
many thanks
Thank you for this service.
We have tested it on two 1903 windows 10 version too without any issue. My advice update 1903 but with clean install , There ar lots of useful changes and performance improvements for example Retpoline
Thanks for continuing to support this application.
Author: Tested on many different PC and no such error , please repair your system.
Has anyone else experienced problems with the new version as reported by @Behrad
I am currently running 1803 and wish to stay there. Is the new version a maintenance release or has it been designed to combat changes MS has made regarding updates. Thank you.
Tested on many different PC and no such error , please repair your system.
v1.2 after apply,in windows 10 setting /update&security crash,but with v1.1 it’s fine!!
Ah yes, an easy thing to miss. Indeed, most downloads I’ve seen which publish checksum values do so for the download file itself so it was an easy thing for me to autopilot right into a failure.
Obviously, there may be reasons for doing it the way it is now but if not, it might help to avoid confusion to show checksums for the zip.
Check only exe files not the Zip files
The MD5/SHA1 values published on this page are definitely not the values I see when I check the values on the downloaded wub.zip file.
Righth, why “3,4” and not just “4”=disabled?
Why 3,4 since 3=manual and 4 disabled?
Thank you so much for this . I am a Chinese student, sincerely expressing my gratitude. Hoping this site will be more and more popular. Thanks!
3,4 means the service status. The first number is for the setting “enable service”, the second for “disable service”
2 = automatic
3 = manual
4 = disabled