Canceling Windows 10 updates is possible by following these steps in the Registry Editor

A few days ago we saw how Microsoft had chosen to eliminate the deadline to delay the installation of updates in Windows 10 by up to 365 days, a process that, however, could be reversed just by following a few steps. A change that affected Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education users

After this change, there are not a few complaints posted online, which may have caused them to publish a document that shows the steps to follow for all those who are interested, in the block Windows 10 updatesA tutorial from Microsoft that can be used to prevent an update with errors from reaching our team.

Using Registry Editor

Some steps that require changing parameters in the Registry Editor, so any modifications must be carried out under the sole responsibility of the userHere are the steps to block the installation of updates on a Windows 10 computer.

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The first thing to do is enter the Registry Editor and the most practical way to do it is to press the key combination Windows + R . Another access way is type Regedit>."

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In the window that appears we must locate the path HKEY LOCAL MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdateOnce located, right-click on WindowsUpdate and look for the New > DWORD Value ( 32-bit)"

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We give it the name TargetReleaseVersion (without quotes) and we give it the value 1(without the quotes)."

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Again we right click on WindowsUpdate and search for New > String value , where we choose as name TargetReleaseVersionInfo (without the quotes). In this case we must add as a value the number of the version of Windows 10 that we want to keep, for which we only have to click on the new field created with the right mouse button and use the Modify option. "

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If, for example, we are in Windows 10 1909 (November 2019 Update) and we do not want to go to Windows 10 2004 (May 2020 Update), we must give it the value 1909(without the quotes). At that point we just have to close the Registry Editor."

In this way and thanks to the changes in the Registry Editor, Windows 10 updates will be paused.