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
where is the download button? what the fuck?
stupid webpage, nowhere to download
nie działa, po włączeniu programu i wyłączeniu aktualizacji właśnie nie ma jak wyłączyć komputera bo jedynie co zostaje mi do wyboru do zaktualizowanie i wyłączenie komputera albo zaktualizowanie i ponowne włączenie komputera
You can use Windows Update Blocker to take control of automatic Windows updates.
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please make software edit windows update service also using .ini file!!! i want to keep update service enabled but disable other services. thank you. i also commented on ur service optimizer progrma to add ‘protect services settings’ like this soft. please do one of the things. highly appreciate it if possible. just tweak ur soft a little!! ANY ONE!!! thanks.
This software worked on my first try! I don’t know how to thank the creators enough. This software is godsend thank you.
Enable Updates temporarily and then use Microsoft store
when Update Blocker was running, the Microsoft Store stopped working!
@Whistler4
Windows Update Blocker v1.4
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So after some more work.
F u 1803.
After AskWoody gave the go ahead for 21H2, I upgraded, and now wub is working just fine.
1803 has never been a good release, so this can be closed and chalked up to the terrible 1803
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Is there any way to download older versions of WUB? I’d like to try out v1.4 (before the fix for the Windows Update Status Icon in Windows 10 Taskbar Notification Area). Thanks!
Hi , A blocked service or a program may have caused this error. We are not sure. If this problem occurs only when updates are turned off with Wub, first check the applications that are blocked with Wub.
Open the Wub.ini file; Change the BlockProcessOptions=1 line to BlockProcessOptions=0 and save.
Then start wub and update the settings with the Apply Now button.
In this way, programs will not be blocked (blocks will be removed) . If the problem persist, you may be experiencing an error due to a service shutdown that wub has blocked. Services should be checked one by one.
So I love this software, been using it for years now.
However, I just setup a new windows 10 1803 vm in proxmox, and this app completely kills the VM. Everything looks fine, you reboot, and then critical error. All troubleshooting fails, safe boot critical error, startup recovery fails, boot logging critical error. This VM is completely hosed. Luckily this was a brand new VM. I rolled back to snapshot, and enabled through your app, rebooted and everything is fine.
I was hunting for the culprit for a full day, finally resorting to trial and error, changing one thing, reboot, change another thing reboot. And the use of this app, is what caused it. v1.7 released Jan 28th 2022, no changes to ini files, open, ran, disabled.
Thoughts ?
o nend whwre is download
It will update itself automatically
How to update the defender, then?