Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Windows 10 Feature Update Delay

Windows as of v2004 has removed the delay update feature.
... This may be the answer
Says only Pro but not sure if true.
  1. Use Windows-X to open the admin menu.
  2. Select Windows PowerShell (admin) from the list.
  3. Run the following commands (make sure you change XXXX in the second command to the desired target version, e.g. 1909:
    • reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /f /v TargetReleaseVersion /t REG_DWORD /d 1
    • reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /f /v TargetReleaseVersionInfo /t REG_SZ /d XXXX
Making the registry changes with one click . . .
- Enter the following in a NotePad and save as "somename.reg"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"TargetReleaseVersion"=dword:00000001
"TargetReleaseVersionInfo"="2004"

A list of versions to name the "target release" can be found here.

I don't do the following because it stops some programs I use of performing. It may be easier to simply set you connection as "metered".
(It can be frustrating to remember what step (of the several available) you chose to delay updates.)

Windows 10 Home does not allow Feature Update Delay but . . .
Add Group Policy Editor like this . . .

Then do this . . .


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