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MS-DEFCON 2: It’s time to check your Windows machines and temporarily turn off Automatic Update
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 7, 2017 at 4:53 pm #128333CAN SOMEONE HELP ME, MY RECENTLY REINSTALLED WIN 7 ULTIMATE SYSTEM THINKS THAT I AM NOT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND SO WHEN I GO TO SELECT NOT TO AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOAD WINDOWS UPDATES AUTOMATICALLY, I GET A GREYED OUT AREA SAYING THAT: “SOME SETTINGS ARE SET BY YOUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR” AND I CAN NOT TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC UPDATES.
PS: PLEASE EXCUSE MY TYPING IN UPPER CASE AS I HAVE AMD “AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION” AND AM LOSING MY EYESIGHT AND NEED UPPER CASE TO VIEW WHAT I TYPE.
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GuestAugust 9, 2017 at 2:04 am #128520Hi Woody.
First, let me say thanks for all you do… (And the AskWoody MVPs!–muchas gracias, amigos!)In your Computerworld article, you wrote:
> Blocking Automatic Update is easy for Windows 7 and 8.1. It’s harder, but doable,
> for Windows 10 — and the method varies depending on which version of Windows 10
> you use. I have full details and step-by-step instructions in the Computerworld
> article “Woody’s Win10Tip: Block forced Windows updates.”The linked Computerworld article with instructions to block forced Windows updates doesn’t appear to address Windows 10 version 1703. Any instructions or explicit advice for folks on Creators Update?
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