Permanently pause automatic updates for Win10/Win11 (effectively completely disable them)

The Windows Update screen normally allows you to pause for 5 weeks (35 days), and you cannot select any longer than that, but if you run the tool I created, "Pause Windows Update for 777 Weeks," you can pause automatic updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 for up to 777 weeks (5439 days).

This effectively disables Windows Update completely.

Windows 11:

Windows 10:

*For Windows 10, specify this from the "Advanced Options" on the Windows Update screen.

How to use a tool to pause automatic updates for Windows 10 and 11 for 777 weeks

If you pause Windows Update for an extended period of time, bugs and vulnerabilities in Windows 10 and 11 will remain unfixed. If you connect to the Internet in this state, you may be vulnerable to malware (viruses, etc.) or cyber attacks, so please refrain from using it unless you have a special reason not to.

Target file: "Windows Update 777 Week Pause.exe" (Ver 1.0.0.1)
ハッシュ値(SHA256):47cccac3bf60c2270376c415407d1b8b2a62e39aabc3ee344a8e4dc5607e721d

Windows-Update-777weekspaused.zip

2024/02/22: Now compatible with Windows 10. (Ver 1.0.0.1)

1. Download the "Windows-Update-777weekpause.zip"UnzipThen run the "Windows Update 777weekpause.exe" file inside.

2. When the "User Account Control" screen appears, click "Yes".

3. "Change Windows Update pause period to 777 weeks" is selected by default, so just click the "Run" button.

4. A confirmation screen will appear, so click "Yes".

You can cancel by selecting "No."

5. Please wait a while until the settings are reflected.

6. Once the settings are updated, the message "You've made changes so that you can pause for 777 weeks. Click the Open Windows Update (Refresh Screen) button to confirm." will be displayed. Click either "Yes" or "No" to close the screen.

7. Click the "Open Windows Update (Refresh Screen)" button to check if the pause period has changed, and select the desired period to pause updates.

*If the Windows Update screen is already open, it will close and then reopen.

If you want to revert to the original setting, select "Restore Windows Update pause period to default", click the "Run" button, and then follow the same steps as above.

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