Open Services: press Win + R, type services.msc, press Enter
Find Windows Update
Right-click Windows Update and select Properties
Set Startup type to Disabled
Click Stop
Click Apply
Click OK
Open Services again
Find Update Orchestrator Service
Right-click it and select Properties
Set Startup type to Disabled if available
Click Stop if available
Click Apply
Click OK
Open Group Policy Editor: press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, press Enter
Go to Computer Configuration
Go to Administrative Templates
Go to Windows Components
Go to Windows Update
Open Configure Automatic Updates
Select Disabled
Click Apply
Click OK
Open Settings
Go to Update & Security
Go to Windows Update
Click Advanced options
Turn off automatic restart options if available
Set your network connection to Metered
Open Settings
Go to Network & Internet
Select your connection
Turn on Set as metered connection
Open Registry Editor: press Win + R, type regedit, press Enter
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows
Create or open WindowsUpdate
Create or open AU
Create DWORD NoAutoUpdate
Set value to 1
Restart the computer
Use a third-party update blocker only if necessary
Recheck Windows Update settings after major Windows updates