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What do I do if the Windows Update Service keeps turning itself back on when I disable it?

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When you are disabling the Microsoft Update Service, on tabs you'll see "recovery" is set to "one" in "one minute" and "at restart." change that to "9999," "day" and no restart. This will prevent it from restarting the service automatically, unless you restart it manually.

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If updates are disabled, will my PC still boot?

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Yes. Updates simply keep the system more up-to-date and secure.

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Why does Windows need updates?

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There are different types of updates. Security updates help fix any vulnerabilities in Windows so that malware cannot infect your system. Feature updates add new features and interface changes, and are usually delivered a few times a year. Bug fixes fix any software errors and glitches that make it work improperly. These updates can either be delivered alone or bundled with each other in a Windows update.

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Does updating Windows make Windows faster?

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Yes, in some cases. Particularly if Microsoft made changes to the code that affects how Windows manages processes.

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I tried to turn it off, and Windows says access denied. What do I do?

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You have to be logged into an account with administrator privileges.

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Why does MS keep installing updates without your authorisation? Why do we have to put up with them when most of them are for things we don't need, use or want? Why can't we choose which updates we want?

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Are you saying that at that vending machine that you want those cookies... but got instead crackers? Most people do not know when you purchase "software" you really do not own it at all. You only have the rights to use it. Even a game. Since you have no say in what goes into your computer or not, these "updates" are for the better of your system and computer. Now some updates are compatible and some are not, and they mess up your computer pretty good as you have to work out that error in the report first.

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