This bit me once, I couldn't stop it from updating at a particularly inopportune time. Had I known in advance it was going to happen (with no cancel/abort/defer option!), it seems I could have prevented it...
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-stop-updates-installing-automatically-windows-10
I ended up losing use of a time-limited demo that prematurely expired as a result. But it could have been worse, it could have happened at a gig...
Thanks Scott, I can't imagine not having that feature in a modern system and I am glad it's an option. I got caught when the "new" refurbished 2014 Macbook pro I bought last year updated to Mojave all on it's own.
It got a bit squirrely and I took it back to High Sierra. Catalina is running fine now and I am in control of the updates from here on out.
First in is just beta-testing, not my job!!!
It does eliminate that particular problem from the equation. Cheers, Kuru I had been disabling the update service and setting my wifi to metered but when I switched from LTSB to LTSC a new service called Windows Update Medic Service showed up that was enabling the update service and denied me access when I tried to disable it so I had to use gpedit as recomended by the local gearslutz MS rep.
1.Open Start.
2.Search for gpedit.msc and select the top result to launch the Group Policy
Editor.
3.Navigate to the following path:
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Window
Update
4.Double-click the Configure Automatic Updates policy on the right side.
5.Check the Disabled option to turn off the policy.
6.Click the Apply button.
7.Click the OK button.
Although the automatic updates feature will remain disabled, you can still
download and install patches manually from Settings > Update & Security >
Windows Update, and clicking the Check for updates button.