For many reasons, I hate updating software, especially smartphone apps. Windows 10 does not allow you to turn off updates–it forces them on you, which is especially annoying when you’re trying to do work on your computer.
Finally, someone out there found a way to disable this. Here’s a recap from MSPowerUser:
- In the search box on your task bar, type services.msc, and then click on the result.
- In the long list of services, look for Windows Update and double-click on it.
- Change “Startup type” to Disabled, and then click OK.