You can also copy the contents of the code below to a file with the extension.
If the corresponding keys don’t exist, you have to create them. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU. To disable Windows Update in the other Windows 10 editions, you have to set NoAutoUpdate to 1 in If I learn about the Registry settings for Windows 10 Home, I will post them here. If you really need to turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 Home, you can disable the Windows Update service as I described in my previous post.
Thus, you can use the procedures described here only with Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise. Because Windows 10 Home doesn’t support Group Policy, these settings can’t be used for this Windows edition. If you take a closer look at the Registry key, you will notice that it is in a Policies folder. However, the WindowsUpdate key will only be created after you change the settings with the Group Policy Editor, and Windows will delete the key if you set the policy to “Not Configured.” In Windows 10 (final release), the Registry settings for automatic updates can be found here: HKLM:SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\. For some reason, Microsoft keeps moving the location of the settings with every new Windows release. This inspired me to look for the corresponding Registry keys.
