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
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Till now we didn’t code something for joke 🙂
Does really works?
Of course No
Silly question. Being part of Windows update this blocks Windows Defender updates, too, no?
It seems even though after a year and several months, it work well after two Creators Updates based on comments.
Still because nothing i want to use with the store i rather keep build v1511 handy because it’s the most stable.
THANK YOU
(Please watch out for the next update of Windows 10 in April. I want Windows Update Blocker to work after that, i can’t support automatic updates).
Our tool not just stop the service be sure to choose Protect service settings, we use this tool too and till now no exception
Suggestion – Add hosts file update (with windows update URLs) and scheduler disabling as simple disabling update service sometimes fails to protects the system from update.
In my case, service was dead but system was updated when I was absent.
Now i can rest easy knowing what this app do and how it does to block the updates. Instead of the built in Windows 10 deferral method (which bypassed in case of critical updates) or previous Windows settings (the update service still runs but idle if set to never check), this Windows Update Blocker disables the Windows update service part AND lock it read only so it will not change by itself.
And it is reported to work for the latest Windows 10 build! Now i can enjoy stable Windows 10 (because cases of update induced instability is far more often than virus scares which can be remedied by other ways)
and the creator of the windows update blocker tool does not like imitators or “copycaters”, pOpY. i hope you understand that.
so far this tool works great, even with the Win10 v1709 release.
Because There are lots of copycat 🙂
Think i have found out what they are doing.
They disable Windows Update Service (wuauserv) and to prevent windows from reenabling it thay change the permissions of the regkey \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv for All Users (Administrators, System…) to read only.
So nothing that could harm.
PS.: @sordum please confirm, why you wont provide infos, what your tool actually does.
thx
pOpY
+1
how will this be archived?
i have read about disabling the service and set the logon user to “guest” does also work because service cant start anymore.
So how do you archive this & is there enything running in the background?
it works , if we find any problem we will update it as soon as possible because as sordum team we are using this Application in our systems.
It would be good to upgrade..
Thank you!
No way
Answer one question for me:
Does it leave anything resident in memory?