Turning off windows auto update xp

Windows automatically checks for the latest updates for your computer. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Ajay K. Hi Gail, Are you running the computer as administrator? Open the Registry Editor. The Registry Editor is a program that allows you to edit your Windows Registry.

The registry provides information to your system and is used to change the behavior of a program and how it works with Windows. Expand the Image File Execution Options subkey.

Add the Windows Update Manager subkey. A new subkey will be created and will be prompted to enter a name. Type in wupdmgr. Add a Debugger string value to the Windows Update Manager subkey. Right-click on 'wupdmgr. Type in 'Debugger' to name the new string value. Double click on the Debugger string value to enter into the Value Data text field 'ntsd --'then click on OK. Quit the registry editor. Windows Update can no longer be opened on your computer unless you revert your edits to the registry or perform a System Restore.

You can still manually update Windows by downloading patches from Microsoft's website. Isabella Humphrey Update 04 March NEXT ». Home About Terms Privacy Contact.