On windows 10, the automatic update mechanism is a convenient system that provides maintenance and security patches as well as updates for microsoft products and device drivers.. Frustrated says: january 29th, 2018 at 11:21 am. another reason for disabling updates is if a windows 10 update fails when installing and causes the computer not to boot.. Way 2: disable windows update service to stop windows 10 update windows update service can detect, download and install the windows updates and programs. once disabled, you can not use the windows automatic update feature, and programs will not be able to automatic download and install..
Windows 10 automatically updates a lot of things and tries to make the pc maintenance a little more easier for you. by default, windows 10 is configured to automatically download and install updates for the operating system, device drivers and apps installed from the store.. Windows 10 disable driver updates hi, i'm using build 10051 and windows update tries to update drivers with windows update. but there is an issue related to realtek driver and as soon as it installs this update, i get a blue screen of death :(. Home users: stop driver updates by editing the registry. on windows 10 home, you can only change this option via the registry. you can also do it this way if you have windows pro or enterprise, but just feel more comfortable working in the registry as opposed to group policy editor..