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              This is not a question about upgrading to windows 10!

I have read many times that in windows 10, you cannot disable automatic updates, which means windows 10 will download updates automatically whenever it is available.
Doesn't Microsoft know that this change would negatively affect people like me who have limited bandwidth and pay higher price for data? (This is almost true for people in developing countries).
Is there any response from MS about this?
Does MS really considered these people when they released their new OS in 150+ countries?

Is there any workaround for this?

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  • My main question is the last one(are others off-topic here?) – RogUE Aug 02 '15 at 04:18
  • You can disable specific device drivers and updates using a tool, and yes, on the home version you cannot defer updates like next months update or threshold 2. We already have an existing question so I will NOT be posting an answer. If marked as a metered connection windows update will behave slightly different, if you don't agree, don't upgrade – Ramhound Aug 02 '15 at 04:25
  • @Ramhound Do you have link to the afore mentioned question? – RogUE Aug 02 '15 at 04:28
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    One forge related questions ... http://superuser.com/questions/946957/stopping-automatic-updates-windows-10?rq=1 – Ramhound Aug 02 '15 at 04:59
  • News Flash: Microsoft does not care about its customers. I'm sure someone will figure out how to disable windows 10 updates in the near future. – Moab Aug 02 '15 at 16:48
  • Not to mention that many updates in Windows have had serious regression issues. The most common I think is the "Item not found" dialog when you rename a folder. It keeps coming back with new Windows updates, even after you fixed it in the registry. – Juha Untinen Aug 04 '15 at 08:52
  • Recent news is that in an upcoming release (probably the next big version after the Creators Update) they will allow the deferment of updates. HOWEVER, running out of date software and unreliable update processes have typically been an area Microsoft has received LOTS of criticism about in past years. They made the system the way it is because it is important that software be updated frequently. They are also working hard to make patch downloads as small as possible with delta file downloads being enabled in the Creator's Update dropping next month. – music2myear Mar 09 '17 at 00:36

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It is possible to disable updates, its just little trickier.

One thing that came to my mind is to disable Windows Update service completely (open Local Services, search for Windows Update in list, open properties and choose Disabled).

However, this is answer that you are looking for: https://superuser.com/a/837949/193287

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\AUOptions

If you set AUOptions to “1”, Windows 10 will never check for updates.

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