Vista auto update disable

You have now disabled Automatic Updates service. Not only will this make certain the service won't run, but by disabling it properly you are freeing up system resources as they won't be diverted to running a service that you don't use. To turn it off completely and for good do as follows: 1. Right click once highlighted and click stop to terminate the service.

Speed up boot by disabling unused ports Disable automatic updating. It was killing me watching hours of work or processes and connections being lost on a few of my vista machines that are in a closet and only accessible by RDC.

You are my hero of the day! Thanks, that's great. No, really. I just love that even if I kill the task that says "I'm shutting you down in 4 minutes" it comes back up and doesn't even restart the timer!

It must be controlled by a service in the background. I'll just have to work out which one. Otherwise I'll be forced to disable updates entirely. I just got really annoyed with these reboots again, found your post, navigated here, and see that I already have the setting set to "Enabled".

I'm still getting reboots all the friggen time Thanks this was very helpfull. For Home users there is always the option to have windows only download the updates and not install them. That way you can just install them when your done with your work. Another thing you can consider is to set the auto install time that fits your work schedule.

For example, mine is set to auto install important updates at AM. Operating system, driver, and application updates can often lead to unexpected behavior on the computer on which they are installed. One way to protect yourself and your machine from unanticipated problems is to perform a backup before installing updates to your system.

Unfortunately, when automatic updates are being installed without your approval , you cannot take this precautionary step and face the possibility of having to resort to an older backup if you need to go back past the update. Many updates need to reboot your machine when complete and certainly take up bandwidth while downloading.

This can lead to slower response time and unforeseen reboots that can cause havoc with your work life. So there are indeed valid reasons to turn off automatic updates in Windows Just be careful not to turn the service off and forget to check for updates. While automatic updates can be problematic, letting your system lag behind critical updates can also have serious consequences.

Jeff Cochin is a data management and recovery expert. He also serves as a technical writer, testing and reviewing tech solutions in various fields.

Jeff Cochin is a professional data management, warehousing and recove Updated on April 30, Written by. Jeff Cochin.