Today we're taking a peek at the latest way to pause Windows updates with Windows 10. This system worked as of October 20, 2020, and will likely work pretty far into the future. Before you go any ...

The default options only allow you to pause Windows updates for about a month. You can use a registry tweak to delay updates for about 20 years. Preventing Windows from updating for any significant ...

Back in the old days, Windows users simply allowed the operating system to update as needed at times when the PC wasn't in use (to avoid obvious conflicts with your workflow). That certainly hasn't ...

Sometimes Windows updates can cause enough problems that you just want to turn the whole thing off. We’re going to show you how to do that, but first remember this: In general, pausing Windows Updates ...

Every month we see the same pattern: Microsoft releases a ton of patches, some of them go kablooey, the Chicken Littles cry that you need patch everything right now -- and there are no immediate ...

Few things stink more than installing a Windows update and then discovering that it broke something. Sometimes it's a minor thing, like reduced game performance, other times you could find yourself in ...

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You would soon be able to pause Windows updates from being installed Microsoft Microsoft might empower its users with an ability to pause Windows updates from being ...

Microsoft could be testing a new Windows 10 option which would allow Windows 10 Home users to pause updates for 35 days. Currently, Windows 10 Home users cannot really pause updates at all -- beyond ...

Windows 10 updates have been a source of consternation for some time, with updates inadvertently deleting files and users being unknowingly opted into beta software testing. But now there is some good ...

“Microsoft Monday” takes a look back at the past week of news related to Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” includes details about a pausing feature for Windows 10 updates, Surface Studio doing ...

Windows 10: How to pause OneDrive syncing to improve performance Your email has been sent Syncing OneDrive can use computing resources to a point where overall PC performance suffers. Pausing syncing ...