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      02-13-2017, 06:15 AM   #16
zx10guy
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For those that don't want to have Microsoft tell you when to update, here's a tip I was able to use with success. I didn't want Win10 to automatically download and install updates whenever it felt like it. Then force me to reboot. So I found out, all you have to do to prevent this behavior is to change your network connection you're using into a metered connection. What a metered connection means to Microsoft is the connection you're using is over some circuit which charges per MB/GB what have you. Obviously, Microsoft didn't want a bunch of angry customers saying Microsoft is costing people money by forcing them to do updates over a connection which charges on the amount of bandwidth you consume.

I've been running in this configuration for months now with no issues. I don't even have to change the wireless NIC I'm using in my laptop to a regular connection type to do updates. When I'm ready, I just go into Windows Update and do a manual update.
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